Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:
Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 出其不意
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 出其不意 | chū qí bù yì | - to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 15,920 | 29,087 | 30,173 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 出 | chū | - to go out; to come out - to arise; to occur - to produce; to yield - to go beyond; to exceed - (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) - classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 出 | chū | - variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 其 | qí | - his - her - its - their - that - such - it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 意 | yì | - Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]) |
| 意 | yì | - idea - meaning - thought - to think - wish - desire - intention - to expect - to anticipate |
Other Words Containing 出其不意
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 出其不意 | - | - | 15,920 | 29,087 | 30,173 |