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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 长 | cháng | - length - long - forever - always - constantly |
| 长 | zhǎng | - chief - head - elder - to grow - to develop - to increase - to enhance |
| 两 | liǎng | - two - both - some - a few - tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 短 | 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 |