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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 南辕北辙
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 南辕北辙 | nán yuán běi zhé | - to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 49,692 | 50,914 | 44,184 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 南 | nán | - surname Nan |
| 南 | nā | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] - Taiwan pr. [na2] |
| 南 | nán | - south |
| 辕 | yuán | - shafts of cart - yamen |
| 北 | běi | - north - (classical) to be defeated |
| 辙 | zhé | - rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) - (coll.) the direction of traffic - a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) - (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea |
Other Words Containing 南辕北辙
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 南辕北辙 | - | - | 49,692 | 50,914 | 44,184 |