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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 先声夺人
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 先声夺人 | xiān shēng duó rén | - to gain the upper hand by a show of strength |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 51,598 | 42,680 | 76,492 |
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) |
| 声 | shēng | - sound - voice - tone - noise - reputation - classifier for sounds |
| 夺 | duó | - to seize - to take away forcibly - to wrest control of - to compete or strive for - to force one's way through - to leave out - to lose |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
Other Words Containing 先声夺人
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 先声夺人 | - | - | 51,598 | 42,680 | 76,492 |