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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 塞翁失马
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 塞翁失马 | sài wēng shī mǎ | - lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) - fig. a blessing in disguise - it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 61,572 | 32,571 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 塞 | sāi | - to plug; to stop up; to stuff in - (bound form) a stopper; a cork |
| 塞 | sài | - (bound form) strategic stronghold |
| 塞 | sè | - (bound form) to block; to obstruct |
| 翁 | wēng | - surname Weng |
| 翁 | wēng | - elderly man - father - father-in-law - neck feathers of a bird (old) |
| 失 | shī | - to lose - to miss - to fail |
| 马 | mǎ | - surname Ma - abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] |
| 马 | mǎ | - horse - CL:匹[pi3] - horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess - knight in Western chess |
Other Words Containing 塞翁失马
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 |
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