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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 咬牙切齿
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 咬牙切齿 | yǎo yá - qiè chǐ | - (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | - | 31,517 | 22,369 | 23,338 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 咬 | yǎo | - to bite - to nip |
| 咬 | yǎo | - variant of 咬[yao3] |
| 牙 | yá | - tooth - ivory - CL:顆|颗[ke1] |
| 切 | qiē | - to cut; to slice; to carve - (math) tangential |
| 切 | qiè | - definitely; absolutely (not) - (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! - to grind - (bound form) close to - (bound form) eager - to correspond to - (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) |
| 齿 | chǐ | - tooth - CL:顆|颗[ke1] |
Other Words Containing 咬牙切齿
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 咬牙切齿 | 6 | - | 31,517 | 22,369 | 23,338 |