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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
shàn- surname Shan
chán- used in 單于|单于[chan2yu2]
dān- bill
- list
- form
- single
- only
- sole
- odd number
- CL:個|个[ge4]
qiāng- surname Qiang
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
qiāng- variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]
- rifle
- spear
- (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
- variant of 匹[pi3]
- classifier for cloth: bolt
- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
- 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