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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 寸步难行
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 寸步难行 | cùn bù nán xíng | - unable to move a single step (idiom) - to be in an (extremely) difficult situation |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 35,829 | 41,578 | 30,897 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 寸 | cùn | - a unit of length - inch - thumb |
| 步 | bù | - surname Bu |
| 步 | bù | - a step - a pace - walk - march - stages in a process - situation |
| 难 | nán | - difficult (to...) - problem - difficulty - difficult - not good |
| 难 | nàn | - disaster - distress - to scold |
| 行 | háng | - (bound form) row; line - (bound form) line of business; trade; profession - (bound form) commercial firm - (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) - (in data tables) row; (Tw) column - classifier for rows or lines |
| 行 | héng | - used in 道行[dao4heng2] |
| 行 | xíng | - (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel - (literary) trip; journey; visit - (bound form) temporary; makeshift - (bound form) current; in circulation - (bound form) to do; to perform - capable; competent - all right; OK!; will do - behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) - (literary) about to; soon |
Other Words Containing 寸步难行
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 寸步难行 | - | - | 35,829 | 41,578 | 30,897 |