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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 前怕狼后怕虎
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 前怕狼后怕虎 | qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ | - lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) - fig. to be full of needless fears - reds under the beds |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 75,051 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 怕 | pà | - surname Pa |
| 怕 | pà | - to be afraid - to fear - to dread - to be unable to endure - perhaps |
| 狼 | láng | - wolf - CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] |
| 后 | hòu | - surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | - empress - queen - (archaic) monarch - ruler |
| 后 | hòu | - back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later - post- |
| 怕 | pà | - surname Pa |
| 怕 | pà | - to be afraid - to fear - to dread - to be unable to endure - perhaps |
| 虎 | hǔ | - tiger - CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
Other Words Containing 前怕狼后怕虎
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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