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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 剑拔弩张
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 剑拔弩张 | jiàn bá nǔ zhāng | - lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility - at daggers drawn |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 28,177 | 41,450 | 51,278 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 剑 | jiàn | - double-edged sword - CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] - classifier for blows of a sword |
| 剑 | jiàn | - variant of 劍|剑[jian4] |
| 拔 | bá | - to pull up - to pull out - to draw out by suction - to select - to pick - to stand out (above level) - to surpass - to seize |
| 弩 | nǔ | - crossbow |
| 张 | zhāng | - surname Zhang |
| 张 | zhāng | - to open up - to spread - sheet of paper - classifier for flat objects, sheet - classifier for votes |
Other Words Containing 剑拔弩张
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 剑拔弩张 | - | - | 28,177 | 41,450 | 51,278 |