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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 却步

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
却步 què bù - to step back

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
- - 93,898 59,406 50,613

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
却 què- old variant of 卻|却[que4]
却 què- but
- yet
- however
- while
- to go back
- to decline
- to retreat
- nevertheless
- even though
步 bù- surname Bu
步 bù- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation

Other Words Containing 却步

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
望而却步 - - 52,815 27,870 35,611
却步 - - 93,898 59,406 50,613