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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 先发制人
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 先发制人 | xiān fā zhì rén | - (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 20,183 | 29,989 | 42,142 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 先 | xiān | - beforehand; first; earlier - at first; originally - for the time being; for now - (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 发 | fā | - to send out - to show (one's feeling) - to issue - to develop - to make a bundle of money - classifier for gunshots (rounds) |
| 发 | fà | - hair - Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
| 制 | zhì | - system - to control - to regulate - variant of 製|制[zhi4] |
| 制 | zhì | - to manufacture - to make |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
Other Words Containing 先发制人
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 先发制人 | - | - | 20,183 | 29,989 | 42,142 |