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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 切磋

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
切磋 qiē cuō - to compare notes; to learn from one another

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
- - 32,337 21,309 23,159

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiē- to cut; to slice; to carve
- (math) tangential
qiè- definitely; absolutely (not)
- (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
- to grind
- (bound form) close to
- (bound form) eager
- to correspond to
- (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
cuō- (old) to polish bones, horns, ivory, etc into tools
- (bound form) to deliberate; to consult

Other Words Containing 切磋

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
切磋 - - 32,337 21,309 23,159