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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 五十步笑百步
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 五十步笑百步 | wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù | - lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) - fig. the pot calls the kettle black |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 93,337 | 46,721 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 五 | wǔ | - five - 5 |
| 十 | shí | - ten - 10 |
| 步 | bù | - surname Bu |
| 步 | bù | - a step - a pace - walk - march - stages in a process - situation |
| 笑 | xiào | - to laugh; to smile - to laugh at |
| 笑 | xiào | - old variant of 笑[xiao4] |
| 百 | bǎi | - surname Bai |
| 百 | bǎi | - hundred - numerous - all kinds of |
| 步 | bù | - surname Bu |
| 步 | bù | - a step - a pace - walk - march - stages in a process - situation |
Other Words Containing 五十步笑百步
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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