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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 姑息养奸
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 姑息养奸 | gū xī yǎng jiān | - to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 53,846 | 88,419 | 61,540 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 姑 | gū | - paternal aunt - husband's sister - husband's mother (old) - nun - for the time being (literary) |
| 息 | xī | - breath - news - interest (on an investment or loan) - to cease - to stop - to rest - Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
| 养 | yǎng | - to raise (animals) - to bring up (children) - to keep (pets) - to support - to give birth |
| 奸 | jiān | - wicked - crafty - traitor - variant of 姦|奸[jian1] |
| 奸 | jiān | - to fornicate - to defile - adultery - rape |
Other Words Containing 姑息养奸
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 姑息养奸 | - | - | 53,846 | 88,419 | 61,540 |