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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 上梁不正下梁歪
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 上梁不正下梁歪 | shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi | - lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 49,613 | 83,954 | 46,905 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 上 | shǎng | - used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 上 | shàng | - (bound form) up; upper; above; previous - first (of multiple parts) - to climb; to get onto; to go up - to attend (class or university) - (directional complement) up - (noun suffix) on; above |
| 梁 | liáng | - Liang Dynasty (502-557) - Later Liang Dynasty (907-923) - surname Liang |
| 梁 | liáng | - roof beam - beam (structure) - bridge |
| 梁 | liáng | - variant of 梁[liang2] |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 正 | zhēng | - first month of the lunar year |
| 正 | zhèng | - straight - upright - proper - main - principal - to correct - to rectify - exactly - just (at that time) - right (in that place) - (math.) positive |
| 下 | xià | - down - downwards - below - lower - later - next (week etc) - second (of two parts) - to decline - to go down - to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) - measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 梁 | liáng | - Liang Dynasty (502-557) - Later Liang Dynasty (907-923) - surname Liang |
| 梁 | liáng | - roof beam - beam (structure) - bridge |
| 梁 | liáng | - variant of 梁[liang2] |
| 歪 | wāi | - askew - at a crooked angle - devious - noxious - (coll.) to lie on one's side |
| 歪 | wǎi | - to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw) |
Other Words Containing 上梁不正下梁歪
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上梁不正下梁歪 | - | - | 49,613 | 83,954 | 46,905 |