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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 先睹为快

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
先睹为快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài - (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)

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
- - 41,729 41,541 29,130

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)
- to observe
- to see
- old variant of 睹[du3]
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
kuài- rapid
- quick
- speed
- rate
- soon
- almost
- to make haste
- clever
- sharp (of knives or wits)
- forthright
- plainspoken
- gratified
- pleased
- pleasant

Other Words Containing 先睹为快

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
先睹为快 - - 41,729 41,541 29,130