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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 单枪匹马
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 单枪匹马 | dān qiāng - pǐ mǎ | - lit. single spear and horse (idiom) - fig. single-handed; unaccompanied |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 15,761 | 44,846 | 42,836 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 单 | shàn | - surname Shan |
| 单 | chán | - used in 單于|单于[chan2yu2] |
| 单 | dān | - bill - list - form - single - only - sole - odd number - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 枪 | qiāng | - surname Qiang |
| 枪 | qiāng | - gun - firearm - rifle - spear - thing with shape or function similar to a gun - CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1] - to substitute for another person in a test - to knock - classifier for rifle shots |
| 枪 | qiāng | - variant of 槍|枪[qiang1] - rifle - spear |
| 匹 | pǐ | - (bound form) matching; comparable to - (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair - classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]) - classifier for cloth: bolt - horsepower |
| 匹 | pǐ | - variant of 匹[pi3] - classifier for cloth: bolt |
| 马 | mǎ | - surname Ma - abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] |
| 马 | mǎ | - horse - CL:匹[pi3] - horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess - knight in Western chess |
Other Words Containing 单枪匹马
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 单枪匹马 | - | - | 15,761 | 44,846 | 42,836 |