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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 借题发挥

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
借题发挥 jiè tí fā huī - to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
- to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

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
- - 63,822 55,355 48,649

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
jiè- variant of 借[jie4]
- surname Ti
- topic
- problem for discussion
- exam question
- subject
- to inscribe
- to mention
- CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]
huī- to wave
- to brandish
- to command
- to conduct
- to scatter
- to disperse

Other Words Containing 借题发挥

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
借题发挥 - - 63,822 55,355 48,649