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Definition(s) for: 咎由自取

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ - (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

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
- - 21,694 58,773 36,128

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiù- fault
- to blame
- to punish
- calamity
- misfortune
yóu- to follow
- from
- because of; due to
- by; via; through
- (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
- to take
- to get
- to choose
- to fetch

Other Words Containing 咎由自取

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
咎由自取 - - 21,694 58,773 36,128