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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 养精蓄锐
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 养精蓄锐 | yǎng jīng xù ruì | - to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 33,583 | 46,029 | 27,452 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 养 | yǎng | - to raise (animals) - to bring up (children) - to keep (pets) - to support - to give birth |
| 精 | jīng | - essence - extract - vitality - energy - semen - sperm - mythical goblin spirit - highly perfected - elite - the pick of sth - proficient (refined ability) - extremely (fine) - selected rice (archaic) |
| 蓄 | xù | - to store up - to grow (e.g. a beard) - to entertain (ideas) |
| 锐 | ruì | - acute |
Other Words Containing 养精蓄锐
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 养精蓄锐 | - | - | 33,583 | 46,029 | 27,452 |