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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 坐冷板凳
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 坐冷板凳 | zuò lěng bǎn dèng | - to hold an inconsequential job - to receive a cold reception - to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience - to be out in the cold - to be sidelined - to warm the bench - to cool one's heels |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 21,582 | 79,892 | 84,313 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 坐 | zuò | - surname Zuo |
| 坐 | zuò | - to sit - to take a seat - to take (a bus, airplane etc) - to bear fruit - variant of 座[zuo4] |
| 冷 | lěng | - surname Leng |
| 冷 | lěng | - cold |
| 板 | bǎn | - board - plank - plate - shutter - table tennis bat - clappers (music) - CL:塊|块[kuai4] - accented beat in Chinese music - hard - stiff - to stop smiling or look serious |
| 板 | bǎn | - see 老闆|老板, boss |
| 板 | pàn | - to catch sight of in a doorway (old) |
| 凳 | dèng | - bench - stool |
| 凳 | dèng | - variant of 凳[deng4] |
Other Words Containing 坐冷板凳
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 坐冷板凳 | - | - | 21,582 | 79,892 | 84,313 |