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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 孤掌难鸣
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 孤掌难鸣 | gū zhǎng nán míng | - It's hard to clap with only one hand. - It takes two to tango - It's difficult to achieve anything without support. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 55,722 | 79,843 | 82,870 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 孤 | gū | - lone - lonely |
| 掌 | zhǎng | - palm of the hand - sole of the foot - paw - horseshoe - to slap - to hold in one's hand - to wield |
| 难 | nán | - difficult (to...) - problem - difficulty - difficult - not good |
| 难 | nàn | - disaster - distress - to scold |
| 鸣 | míng | - to cry (of birds, animals and insects) - to make a sound - to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |
Other Words Containing 孤掌难鸣
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 孤掌难鸣 | - | - | 55,722 | 79,843 | 82,870 |