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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
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
shēng- sound
- voice
- tone
- noise
- reputation
- classifier for sounds
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
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