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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 喧宾夺主
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 喧宾夺主 | xuān bīn duó zhǔ | - lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) - fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction - minor details obscure the main point - the sauce is better than the fish |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 45,005 | 55,223 | 49,813 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 喧 | xuān | - clamor - noise |
| 喧 | xuān | - variant of 喧[xuan1] - old variant of 諼|谖[xuan1] |
| 宾 | bīn | - visitor - guest - object (in grammar) |
| 夺 | duó | - to seize - to take away forcibly - to wrest control of - to compete or strive for - to force one's way through - to leave out - to lose |
| 主 | zhǔ | - owner - master - host - individual or party concerned - God - Lord - main - to indicate or signify - trump card (in card games) |
Other Words Containing 喧宾夺主
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 喧宾夺主 | - | - | 45,005 | 55,223 | 49,813 |