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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 后生可畏
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 后生可畏 | hòu shēng kě wèi | - the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) - the younger generations will surpass us in time |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 75,039 | 49,502 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 后 | hòu | - surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | - empress - queen - (archaic) monarch - ruler |
| 后 | hòu | - back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later - post- |
| 生 | shēng | - to be born - to give birth - life - to grow - raw - uncooked - student |
| 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] |
| 畏 | wèi | - to fear |
Other Words Containing 后生可畏
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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