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Definition(s) for: 如临深渊

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
如临深渊 rú lín shēn yuān - lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
- fig. extremely cautious

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
- - - 102,077 68,014

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
如 rú- as
- as if
- such as
临 lín- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before
深 shēn- deep (lit. and fig.)
深 shēn- old variant of 深[shen1]
渊 yuān- deep pool
- deep
- profound

Other Words Containing 如临深渊

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo