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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 事到临头

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
事到临头 shì dào lín tóu - when things come to a head (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
- - - 78,268 67,008

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
dào- to reach; to arrive
- to leave for; to go to
- to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
- (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
- considerate; thoughtful; thorough
lín- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before
tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
tou- suffix for nouns

Other Words Containing 事到临头

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