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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不言而喻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不言而喻 bù yán ér yù - it goes without saying; it is self-evident

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
6 - 23,274 17,869 26,145

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
- surname Yu
- to describe sth as
- an analogy
- a simile
- a metaphor
- an allegory

Other Words Containing 不言而喻

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
不言而喻 6 - 23,274 17,869 26,145