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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 唇枪舌剑
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 唇枪舌剑 | chún qiāng shé jiàn | - (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 41,887 | 55,940 | 56,101 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 唇 | chún | - lip |
| 唇 | chún | - variant of 唇[chun2] |
| 枪 | qiāng | - surname Qiang |
| 枪 | qiāng | - gun - firearm - rifle - spear - thing with shape or function similar to a gun - CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1] - to substitute for another person in a test - to knock - classifier for rifle shots |
| 枪 | qiāng | - variant of 槍|枪[qiang1] - rifle - spear |
| 舌 | jī | - used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue" |
| 舌 | shé | - tongue |
| 剑 | jiàn | - double-edged sword - CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] - classifier for blows of a sword |
| 剑 | jiàn | - variant of 劍|剑[jian4] |
Other Words Containing 唇枪舌剑
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 唇枪舌剑 | - | - | 41,887 | 55,940 | 56,101 |