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Definition(s) for: 一蹶不振

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn - one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
- ruined at a stroke
- unable to recover after a minor hitch

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
- - 19,331 36,748 29,988

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
jué- to stumble
- to trample
- to kick (of horse)
juě- see 尥蹶子[liao4 jue3 zi5]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
zhèn- to shake
- to flap
- to vibrate
- to resonate
- to rise up with spirit
- to rouse oneself

Other Words Containing 一蹶不振

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
一蹶不振 - - 19,331 36,748 29,988