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Definition(s) for: 寝食难安

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寝食难安 qǐn shí - nán ān - lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
- fig. extremely worried and troubled

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
- - 30,515 56,550 46,303

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qǐn- old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]
qǐn- (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest
- (bound form) bedroom
- (bound form) imperial tomb
- (literary) to stop; to cease
shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
- to feed (a person or animal)
nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold
Ān- surname An
ān- (bound form) calm; peaceful
- to calm; to set at ease
- safe; secure; in good health
- content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2])
- to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)
- to install; to fix; to fit
- to bring (a charge against sb)
- to harbor (certain intentions)
- ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2])

Other Words Containing 寝食难安

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
寝食难安 - - 30,515 56,550 46,303