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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 功亏一篑
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 功亏一篑 | gōng kuī yī kuì | - lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful - to fail through lack of a final effort - to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 27,325 | 41,636 | 47,301 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 功 | gōng | - meritorious deed or service - achievement - result - service - accomplishment - work (physics) |
| 亏 | kuī | - to lose (money); to have a deficit - to be deficient - to treat unfairly - luckily; fortunately; thanks to - (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) |
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 篑 | kuì | - basket for carrying soil |
Other Words Containing 功亏一篑
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 功亏一篑 | - | - | 27,325 | 41,636 | 47,301 |