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Definition(s) for: 多一事不如少一事

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
多一事不如少一事 duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì - it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
- the less complications the better

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 90,243 71,987 57,454

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
多 duō- many; much; more; a lot of
- too many; in excess
- (after a numeral) ... odd
- how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2])
- (bound form) multi-; poly-
一 yī- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
事 shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
如 rú- as
- as if
- such as
少 shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
少 shào- young
一 yī- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
事 shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

Other Words Containing 多一事不如少一事

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
多一事不如少一事 - - 90,243 71,987 57,454