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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 为人师表

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
为人师表 wéi rén shī biǎo - to serve as a model for others (idiom)
- to be a worthy teacher

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
- - 50,949 44,725 33,258

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
shī- surname Shi
shī- teacher
- master
- expert
- model
- army division
- (old) troops
- to dispatch troops
biǎo- exterior surface
- family relationship via females
- to show (one's opinion)
- a model
- a table (listing information)
- a form
- a meter (measuring sth)
biǎo- watch (timepiece)
- meter; gauge

Other Words Containing 为人师表

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
为人师表 - - 50,949 44,725 33,258