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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 卸磨杀驴
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 卸磨杀驴 | xiè mò shā lǘ | - lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) - fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 68,358 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 卸 | xiè | - to unload - to unhitch - to remove or strip - to get rid of |
| 磨 | mó | - to rub - to grind - to polish - to sharpen - to wear down - to die out - to waste time - to pester - to insist |
| 磨 | mò | - grindstone - to grind - to turn round |
| 杀 | shā | - to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack - to weaken; to reduce - (dialect) to smart - (used after a verb) extremely |
| 驴 | lǘ | - variant of 驢|驴[lu:2] |
| 驴 | lǘ | - donkey - CL:頭|头[tou2] |
Other Words Containing 卸磨杀驴
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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