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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 两袖清风
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 两袖清风 | liǎng xiù qīng fēng | - lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands - uncorrupted - unsoiled by corrupt practices |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 54,724 | 66,921 | 51,862 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 两 | liǎng | - two - both - some - a few - tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 袖 | xiù | - sleeve - to tuck inside one's sleeve |
| 清 | qīng | - Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911) - surname Qing |
| 清 | qīng | - (of water etc) clear; clean - quiet; still - pure; uncorrupted - clear; distinct - to clear; to settle (accounts) |
| 风 | fēng | - wind - news - style - custom - manner - CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] |
Other Words Containing 两袖清风
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 两袖清风 | - | - | 54,724 | 66,921 | 51,862 |