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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 大而无当
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 大而无当 | dà ér wú dàng | - grandiose but impractical (idiom) - large but of no real use |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 100,908 | 83,654 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 大 | dà | - big; large; great - older (than another person) - eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) - greatly; freely; fully - (dialect) father - (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 | dài | - see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 无 | mó | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] |
| 无 | wú | - not to have - no - none - not - to lack - un- - -less |
| 当 | dāng | - (onom.) dong - ding dong (bell) |
| 当 | dāng | - to be - to act as - manage - withstand - when - during - ought - should - match equally - equal - same - obstruct - just at (a time or place) - on the spot - right - just at |
| 当 | dàng | - at or in the very same... - suitable - adequate - fitting - proper - to replace - to regard as - to think - to pawn - (coll.) to fail (a student) |
Other Words Containing 大而无当
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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