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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 半斤八两
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 半斤八两 | bàn jīn bā liǎng | - not much to choose between the two - tweedledum and tweedledee |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 33,361 | 60,796 | 36,614 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 半 | bàn | - half - semi- - incomplete - (after a number) and a half |
| 斤 | jīn | - catty - (PRC) weight equal to 500 g - (Tw) weight equal to 600 g - (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g |
| 八 | bā | - eight |
| 两 | liǎng | - two - both - some - a few - tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
Other Words Containing 半斤八两
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 半斤八两 | - | - | 33,361 | 60,796 | 36,614 |