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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 三教九流
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 三教九流 | sān jiào jiǔ liú | - the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) - fig. people from all trades (often derog.) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 47,666 | 66,291 | 59,337 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 教 | jiào | - surname Jiao |
| 教 | jiāo | - to teach |
| 教 | jiào | - religion - teaching - to make - to cause - to tell |
| 九 | jiǔ | - nine - 9 |
| 流 | liú | - to flow - to disseminate - to circulate or spread - to move or drift - to degenerate - to banish or send into exile - stream of water or sth resembling one - class, rate or grade |
Other Words Containing 三教九流
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 三教九流 | - | - | 47,666 | 66,291 | 59,337 |