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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 刀光剑影
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 刀光剑影 | dāo guāng jiàn yǐng | - lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) - fig. intense conflict |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 51,796 | 47,052 | 43,729 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 刀 | dāo | - surname Dao |
| 刀 | dāo | - knife - blade - single-edged sword - cutlass - CL:把[ba3] - (slang) dollar (loanword) - classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) - classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 光 | guāng | - light; ray (CL:道[dao4]) - bright; shiny - only; merely - used up; finished - to leave (a part of the body) uncovered |
| 剑 | jiàn | - double-edged sword - CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] - classifier for blows of a sword |
| 剑 | jiàn | - variant of 劍|剑[jian4] |
| 影 | yǐng | - picture - image - film - movie - photograph - reflection - shadow - trace |
Other Words Containing 刀光剑影
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 刀光剑影 | - | - | 51,796 | 47,052 | 43,729 |