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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 以眼还眼
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 以眼还眼 | yǐ yǎn huán yǎn | - an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him - to give sb a taste of his own medicine |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 74,231 |
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] |
| 眼 | yǎn | - eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) - (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance - small hole - (bound form) salient point - classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
| 还 | huán | - surname Huan |
| 还 | hái | - still - still in progress - still more - yet - even more - in addition - fairly - passably (good) - as early as - even - also - else |
| 还 | huán | - to pay back - to return |
| 眼 | yǎn | - eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) - (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance - small hole - (bound form) salient point - classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
Other Words Containing 以眼还眼
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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