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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 一念之差

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā - momentary slip
- false step
- ill-considered action

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 43,847 52,621 30,488

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
niàn- to read
- to study (a subject)
- to attend (a school)
- to read aloud
- to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4])
- to miss (sb)
- idea
- remembrance
- twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
niàn- variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
chā- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
chāi- to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
- used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]

Other Words Containing 一念之差

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
一念之差 - - 43,847 52,621 30,488