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Definition(s) for: 如坐针毡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān - lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
- fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

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
- - 26,276 60,346 55,800

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- as
- as if
- such as
zuò- surname Zuo
zuò- to sit
- to take a seat
- to take (a bus, airplane etc)
- to bear fruit
- variant of 座[zuo4]
zhēn- needle
- pin
- injection
- stitch
- CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
zhēn- variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle
zhān- felt (fabric)
zhān- variant of 氈|毡[zhan1]

Other Words Containing 如坐针毡

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
如坐针毡 - - 26,276 60,346 55,800