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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寸土寸金

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn - land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)

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
- - 83,310 50,968 64,356

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
寸 cùn- a unit of length
- inch
- thumb
土 tǔ- Tu (ethnic group)
- surname Tu
土 tǔ- earth
- dust
- clay
- local
- indigenous
- crude opium
- unsophisticated
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
寸 cùn- a unit of length
- inch
- thumb
金 jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
金 jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Other Words Containing 寸土寸金

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
寸土寸金 - - 83,310 50,968 64,356