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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 坎坷不平
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 坎坷不平 | kǎn kě bù píng | - potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 94,300 | 92,905 | 69,021 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 坎 | kǎn | - pit - threshold - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water - ☵ |
| 坎 | kǎn | - old variant of 坎[kan3] - pit - hole |
| 坷 | kē | - used in 坷垃[ke1la1] |
| 坷 | kě | - used in 坎坷[kan3ke3] |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 平 | píng | - surname Ping |
| 平 | píng | - flat - level - equal - to tie (make the same score) - to draw (score) - calm - peaceful - abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] |
Other Words Containing 坎坷不平
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 坎坷不平 | - | - | 94,300 | 92,905 | 69,021 |