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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 以毒攻毒
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 以毒攻毒 | yǐ dú gōng dú | - to cure ills with poison (TCM) - to fight evil with evil - set a thief to catch a thief - to fight fire with fire |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 33,440 | 60,994 | 35,713 |
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] |
| 毒 | dú | - poison - to poison - poisonous - malicious - cruel - fierce - narcotics |
| 攻 | gōng | - to attack - to accuse - to study - (LGBT) top |
| 毒 | dú | - poison - to poison - poisonous - malicious - cruel - fierce - narcotics |
Other Words Containing 以毒攻毒
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 以毒攻毒 | - | - | 33,440 | 60,994 | 35,713 |