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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 偃旗息鼓
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 偃旗息鼓 | yǎn qí xī gǔ | - lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease - to give in |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 78,335 | 45,264 | 49,045 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 偃 | yǎn | - surname Yan |
| 偃 | yǎn | - to lie supine - to stop - to fall down |
| 旗 | qí | - banner - flag - (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) - administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county - CL:面[mian4] |
| 旗 | qí | - flag - variant of 旗[qi2] |
| 息 | xī | - breath - news - interest (on an investment or loan) - to cease - to stop - to rest - Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
| 鼓 | gǔ | - drum - CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] - to drum - to strike - to rouse - to bulge - to swell |
| 鼓 | gǔ | - old variant of 鼓[gu3] |
Other Words Containing 偃旗息鼓
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 偃旗息鼓 | - | - | 78,335 | 45,264 | 49,045 |