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Definition(s) for: 偷梁换柱

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
偷梁换柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù - lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
- to replace the original with a fake
- to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

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
- - 37,700 57,571 59,344

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tōu- to steal
- to pilfer
- to snatch
- thief
- stealthily
liáng- Liang Dynasty (502-557)
- Later Liang Dynasty (907-923)
- surname Liang
liáng- roof beam
- beam (structure)
- bridge
liáng- variant of 梁[liang2]
huàn- to exchange
- to change (clothes etc)
- to substitute
- to switch
- to convert (currency)
zhù- pillar
- CL:根[gen1]

Other Words Containing 偷梁换柱

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
偷梁换柱 - - 37,700 57,571 59,344