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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 劳师动众

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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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
- - - 93,593 82,988

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
láo- (bound form) to toil; labor
- (bound form) laborer
- (bound form) meritorious deed
- (bound form) fatigue
- to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth)
- to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4])
shī- surname Shi
shī- teacher
- master
- expert
- model
- army division
- (old) troops
- to dispatch troops
dòng- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
zhòng- abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives
zhòng- (bound form) crowd; multitude
- (bound form) many; numerous
zhòng- variant of 眾|众[zhong4]

Other Words Containing 劳师动众

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo