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Definition(s) for: 偷工减料

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
偷工减料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào - to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- jerry-building
- sloppy work

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
- - 29,081 31,468 34,800

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tōu- to steal
- to pilfer
- to snatch
- thief
- stealthily
gōng- work
- worker
- skill
- profession
- trade
- craft
- labor
jiǎn- to lower
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to subtract
- to diminish
liào- material
- stuff
- grain
- feed
- to expect
- to anticipate
- to guess

Other Words Containing 偷工减料

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
偷工减料 - - 29,081 31,468 34,800