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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 先礼后兵
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 先礼后兵 | xiān lǐ - hòu bīng | - lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) - fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 54,046 | 91,975 | 70,733 |
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) |
| 礼 | lǐ | - surname Li - abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3ji4], Classic of Rites |
| 礼 | lǐ | - gift - rite - ceremony - CL:份[fen4] - propriety - etiquette - courtesy |
| 后 | hòu | - surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | - empress - queen - (archaic) monarch - ruler |
| 后 | hòu | - back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later - post- |
| 兵 | bīng | - soldiers - a force - an army - weapons - arms - military - warlike - CL:個|个[ge4] |
Other Words Containing 先礼后兵
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 先礼后兵 | - | - | 54,046 | 91,975 | 70,733 |