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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 处心积虑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
处心积虑 chǔ xīn jī lǜ - to plot actively (idiom)
- scheming
- calculating

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
- - 29,324 41,799 38,430

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chǔ- to reside
- to live
- to dwell
- to be in
- to be situated at
- to stay
- to get along with
- to be in a position of
- to deal with
- to discipline
- to punish
chù- (bound form) place; locality
- (bound form) part; aspect
- (bound form) office; department; bureau
- classifier for locations: spot, point
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- to amass; to accumulate; to store up
- (math.) product (the result of multiplication)
- (TCM) constipation; indigestion
- to think over
- to consider
- anxiety

Other Words Containing 处心积虑

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
处心积虑 - - 29,324 41,799 38,430