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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 单刀直入

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
单刀直入 dān dāo - zhí rù - (idiom) to get straight to the point

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
- - 39,565 62,987 76,354

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shàn- surname Shan
chán- used in 單于|单于[chan2yu2]
dān- bill
- list
- form
- single
- only
- sole
- odd number
- CL:個|个[ge4]
dāo- surname Dao
dāo- knife
- blade
- single-edged sword
- cutlass
- CL:把[ba3]
- (slang) dollar (loanword)
- classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
- classifier for knife cuts or stabs
zhí- surname Zhi
- Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
zhí- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
- vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- to enter; to go into
- to join; to become a member of
- (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4shi2])
- abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1]
- (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

Other Words Containing 单刀直入

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
单刀直入 - - 39,565 62,987 76,354