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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 反客为主
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 反客为主 | fǎn kè wéi zhǔ | - lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 49,998 | 54,112 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 反 | fǎn | - contrary - in reverse - inside out or upside down - to reverse - to return - to oppose - opposite - against - anti- - to rebel - to use analogy - instead - abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system |
| 客 | kè | - customer; visitor; guest - classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food) |
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
| 主 | zhǔ | - owner - master - host - individual or party concerned - God - Lord - main - to indicate or signify - trump card (in card games) |
Other Words Containing 反客为主
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 |
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