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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 东拼西凑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
东拼西凑 dōng pīn xī còu - (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources

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
- - 49,103 57,953 56,922

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
pīn- to piece together; to put together
- to pool (resources etc); to share
- to risk all; to go all out
- to spell (words)
西 - the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 - west
còu- to gather together, pool or collect
- to happen by chance
- to move close to
- to exploit an opportunity

Other Words Containing 东拼西凑

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
东拼西凑 - - 49,103 57,953 56,922