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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 八九不离十

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
八九不离十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí - pretty close
- very near
- about right

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
- - 35,809 60,612 45,830

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- eight
jiǔ- nine
- 9
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
chī- mythical beast (archaic)
- surname Li
- to leave
- to part from
- to be away from
- (in giving distances) from
- without (sth)
- independent of
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire
- ☲
shí- ten
- 10

Other Words Containing 八九不离十

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
八九不离十 - - 35,809 60,612 45,830