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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 刀枪不入
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 刀枪不入 | dāo qiāng bù rù | - lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) - fig. invulnerable - untouchable - thick-skinned - impervious to criticism |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 17,852 | 42,623 | 20,759 |
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 |
| 枪 | qiāng | - surname Qiang |
| 枪 | qiāng | - gun - firearm - rifle - spear - thing with shape or function similar to a gun - CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1] - to substitute for another person in a test - to knock - classifier for rifle shots |
| 枪 | qiāng | - variant of 槍|枪[qiang1] - rifle - spear |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 入 | rù | - to enter; to go into - to join; to become a member of - (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4shi2]) - abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1] - (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") |
Other Words Containing 刀枪不入
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 刀枪不入 | - | - | 17,852 | 42,623 | 20,759 |