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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 三缄其口

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三缄其口 sān jiān qí kǒu - (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
- tight-lipped

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
- - 34,149 45,043 44,771

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
sān- surname San
sān- three
- 3
jiān- (wooden) box
- cup
- old variant of 緘|缄[jian1]
- letter
jiān- letters
- to close
- to seal
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
kǒu- mouth
- classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Other Words Containing 三缄其口

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
三缄其口 - - 34,149 45,043 44,771