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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不翼而飞

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不翼而飞 bù yì ér fēi - to disappear without trace
- to vanish all of a sudden
- to spread fast
- to spread like wildfire

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
- 9 22,864 28,952 34,509

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- surname Yi
- alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
- wing
- area surrounding the bullseye of a target
- to assist
- one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- old variant of 翌
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
fēi- to fly

Other Words Containing 不翼而飞

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
不翼而飞 - 9 22,864 28,952 34,509