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Definition(s) for: 三长两短

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三长两短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn - unexpected misfortune
- unexpected accident
- sudden death

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
- - 18,651 58,135 51,157

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
sān- surname San
sān- three
- 3
cháng- length
- long
- forever
- always
- constantly
zhǎng- chief
- head
- elder
- to grow
- to develop
- to increase
- to enhance
liǎng- two
- both
- some
- a few
- tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
duǎn- short
- brief
- to lack
- weak point
- fault

Other Words Containing 三长两短

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
三长两短 - - 18,651 58,135 51,157