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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 天高皇帝远
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 天高皇帝远 | tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn | - lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) - fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 103,106 | 75,749 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 天 | tiān | - day - sky - heaven |
| 高 | gāo | - surname Gao |
| 高 | gāo | - high - tall - above average - loud - your (honorific) |
| 皇 | huáng | - surname Huang |
| 皇 | huáng | - emperor - old variant of 惶[huang2] |
| 帝 | dì | - emperor |
| 远 | yuǎn | - far - distant - remote - (intensifier in a comparison) by far - much (lower etc) |
| 远 | yuàn | - to distance oneself from (classical) |
Other Words Containing 天高皇帝远
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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