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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
zuò- surname Zuo
zuò- to sit
- to take a seat
- to take (a bus, airplane etc)
- to bear fruit
- variant of 座[zuo4]
lěng- surname Leng
lěng- cold
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
bǎn- see 老闆|老板, boss
pàn- to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
dèng- bench
- stool
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