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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 堂而皇之
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 堂而皇之 | táng ér huáng zhī | - overt - to make no secret (of one's presence) - grandiose - with great scope |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 37,208 | 31,928 | 33,684 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 堂 | táng | - (main) hall - large room for a specific purpose - CL:間|间[jian1] - relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family - of the same clan - classifier for classes, lectures etc - classifier for sets of furniture |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 皇 | huáng | - surname Huang |
| 皇 | huáng | - emperor - old variant of 惶[huang2] |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
Other Words Containing 堂而皇之
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 堂而皇之 | - | - | 37,208 | 31,928 | 33,684 |