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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 一鼓作气

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一鼓作气 yī gǔ zuò qì - in a spurt of energy

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
- 9 36,321 34,034 36,096

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
- drum
- CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
- to drum
- to strike
- to rouse
- to bulge
- to swell
- old variant of 鼓[gu3]
zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
zuò- to do; to engage in
- to write; to compose
- to pretend; to feign
- to regard as; to consider to be
- to be; to act the part of
- to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
- writings; works
- gas; air
- smell
- weather
- to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
- vital energy; qi

Other Words Containing 一鼓作气

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
一鼓作气 - 9 36,321 34,034 36,096