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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 兵临城下
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 兵临城下 | bīng lín chéng xià | - soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 67,478 | 58,429 | 51,119 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 兵 | bīng | - soldiers - a force - an army - weapons - arms - military - warlike - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 临 | lín | - to face - to overlook - to arrive - to be (just) about to - just before |
| 城 | chéng | - city walls - city - town - CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] |
| 下 | xià | - down - downwards - below - lower - later - next (week etc) - second (of two parts) - to decline - to go down - to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) - measure word to show the frequency of an action |
Other Words Containing 兵临城下
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 兵临城下 | - | - | 67,478 | 58,429 | 51,119 |