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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 八 | bā | - eight |
| 九 | jiǔ | - nine - 9 |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 离 | chī | - mythical beast (archaic) |
| 离 | lí | - surname Li |
| 离 | lí | - 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 - ☲ |
| 十 | 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 |