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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 事不过三
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 事不过三 | shì bù guò sān | - (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again - (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 34,896 | 60,668 | 28,546 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 事 | shì | - matter - thing - item - work - affair - CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 过 | guō | - surname Guo |
| 过 | guò | - to cross - to go over - to pass (time) - to celebrate (a holiday) - to live - to get along - excessively - too- |
| 过 | guo | - (experienced action marker) |
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
Other Words Containing 事不过三
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 事不过三 | - | - | 34,896 | 60,668 | 28,546 |