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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 对牛弹琴
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 对牛弹琴 | duì niú tán qín | - lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom) - fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience - to cast pearls before swine - caviar to the general - to preach to deaf ears - to talk over sb's head |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 66,338 | 35,464 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 对 | duì | - right; correct - towards; at; for - concerning; regarding - to treat (sb a certain way) - to face - (bound form) opposite; facing; matching - to match together; to adjust - to fit; to suit - to answer; to reply - to add; to pour in (a fluid) - to check; to compare - classifier: couple; pair |
| 牛 | niú | - surname Niu |
| 牛 | niú | - ox - cow - bull - CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] - newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) - (slang) awesome |
| 弹 | dàn | - crossball - bullet - shot - shell - ball |
| 弹 | tán | - to pluck (a string) - to play (a string instrument) - to spring or leap - to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) - (of cotton) to fluff or tease - to flick - to flip - to accuse - to impeach - elastic (of materials) |
| 琴 | qín | - guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) - musical instrument in general |
| 琴 | qín | - variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither |
Other Words Containing 对牛弹琴
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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