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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 以少胜多
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 以少胜多 | yǐ shǎo shèng duō | - using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 74,498 | 96,600 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 少 | shǎo | - few - less - to lack - to be missing - to stop (doing sth) - seldom |
| 少 | shào | - young |
| 胜 | shèng | - victory - success - to beat - to defeat - to surpass - victorious - superior to - to get the better of - better than - surpassing - superb (of vista) - beautiful (scenery) - wonderful (view) - (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear - equal to (a task) |
| 多 | duō | - many; much; more; a lot of - too many; in excess - (after a numeral) ... odd - how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) - (bound form) multi-; poly- |
Other Words Containing 以少胜多
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 |
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