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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 如 | rú | - as - as if - such as |
| 坐 | zuò | - surname Zuo |
| 坐 | zuò | - to sit - to take a seat - to take (a bus, airplane etc) - to bear fruit - variant of 座[zuo4] |
| 针 | zhēn | - needle - pin - injection - stitch - CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] |
| 针 | zhēn | - variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle |
| 毡 | zhān | - felt (fabric) |
| 毡 | 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 |