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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 可遇不可求
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 可遇不可求 | kě yù bù kě qiú | - can be discovered but not sought (idiom) - one can only come across such things serendipitously |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 36,320 | 16,562 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 可 | kě | - (prefix) can; may; able to; -able - to approve; to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very - but; however |
| 可 | kè | - used in 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 遇 | yù | - surname Yu |
| 遇 | yù | - (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned - (bound form) to treat; to receive |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 可 | kě | - (prefix) can; may; able to; -able - to approve; to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very - but; however |
| 可 | kè | - used in 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 求 | qiú | - to seek - to look for - to request - to demand - to beseech |
Other Words Containing 可遇不可求
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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