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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 寄人篱下
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 寄人篱下 | jì rén lí xià | - to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 52,534 | 29,159 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 寄 | jì | - to entrust; to place in sb's care - (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily - (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4nu:3] foster daughter) - to send by post; to mail |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 篱 | lí | - a fence |
| 下 | xià | - down - downwards - below - lower - later - next (week etc) - second (of two parts) - to decline - to go down - to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) - measure word to show the frequency of an action |
Other Words Containing 寄人篱下
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 |
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