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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 东张西望
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 东张西望 | dōng zhāng xī wàng | - to look in all directions (idiom) - to glance around |
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 | 9 | 31,176 | 38,386 | 36,864 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 东 | dōng | - surname Dong |
| 东 | dōng | - east - host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) - landlord |
| 张 | zhāng | - surname Zhang |
| 张 | zhāng | - to open up - to spread - sheet of paper - classifier for flat objects, sheet - classifier for votes |
| 西 | xī | - the West - abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] - Spanish |
| 西 | xī | - west |
| 望 | wàng | - full moon - to hope - to expect - to visit - to gaze (into the distance) - to look towards - towards |
| 望 | wàng | - 15th day of month (lunar calendar) - old variant of 望[wang4] |
Other Words Containing 东张西望
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 东张西望 | 6 | 9 | 31,176 | 38,386 | 36,864 |