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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 借尸还魂
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 借尸还魂 | jiè shī huán hún | - lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 79,653 | 49,040 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 借 | jiè | - to borrow - (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend - to make use of; to avail oneself of - (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with |
| 借 | jiè | - variant of 借[jie4] |
| 尸 | shī | - (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) - (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) - corpse (variant of 屍|尸[shi1]) |
| 尸 | shī | - (bound form) corpse |
| 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 |
| 魂 | hún | - soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) |
| 魂 | hún | - old variant of 魂[hun2] |
Other Words Containing 借尸还魂
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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