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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 外圆内方
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 外圆内方 | wài yuán nèi fāng | - lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom) - fig. velvet glove |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 96,997 | 53,545 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 外 | wài | - outside - in addition - foreign - external |
| 圆 | yuán | - circle - round - circular - spherical - (of the moon) full - unit of Chinese currency (yuan) - tactful - to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) |
| 内 | nèi | - inside - inner - internal - within - interior |
| 方 | fāng | - surname Fang |
| 方 | fāng | - square - power or involution (math.) - upright - honest - fair and square - direction - side - party (to a contract, dispute etc) - place - method - prescription (medicine) - just when - only or just - classifier for square things - abbr. for square or cubic meter |
Other Words Containing 外圆内方
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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