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Definition(s) for: 伸手不见五指

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
伸手不见五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ - pitch-dark (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 48,695 32,808

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shēn- to stretch
- to extend
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
- five
- 5
zhǐ- finger
- to point at or to
- to indicate or refer to
- to depend on
- to count on
- (of hair) to stand on end

Other Words Containing 伸手不见五指

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