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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 缄 | jiān | - (wooden) box - cup - old variant of 緘|缄[jian1] - letter |
| 缄 | jiān | - letters - to close - to seal |
| 其 | qí | - his - her - its - their - that - such - it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 口 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 三缄其口 | - | - | 34,149 | 45,043 | 44,771 |