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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 家徒四壁
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 家徒四壁 | jiā tú sì bì | - lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) - fig. very poor - wretched |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 54,583 | 68,720 | 61,654 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 家 | jiā | - home - family - (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) - classifier for families or businesses - refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China - noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 家 | jiā | - used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1ju4] |
| 徒 | tú | - surname Tu |
| 徒 | tú | - disciple; apprentice; believer - on foot - bare; empty - to no avail - only - prison sentence |
| 四 | sì | - four - 4 |
| 壁 | bì | - wall - rampart |
Other Words Containing 家徒四壁
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 家徒四壁 | - | - | 54,583 | 68,720 | 61,654 |