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Definition(s) for: 九牛二虎之力

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
九牛二虎之力 jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì - tremendous strength (idiom)

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
- - - 49,647 47,096

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiǔ- nine
- 9
niú- surname Niu
niú- ox
- cow
- bull
- CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
- newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
- (slang) awesome
èr- two
- 2
- (Beijing dialect) stupid
- tiger
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
- surname Li
- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously

Other Words Containing 九牛二虎之力

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo