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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 小试牛刀
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 小试牛刀 | xiǎo shì niú dāo | - to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 43,228 | 69,168 | 58,592 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 小 | xiǎo | - small - tiny - few - young |
| 试 | shì | - to test - to try - experiment - examination - test |
| 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 |
| 刀 | dāo | - surname Dao |
| 刀 | dāo | - knife - blade - single-edged sword - cutlass - CL:把[ba3] - (slang) dollar (loanword) - classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) - classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
Other Words Containing 小试牛刀
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小试牛刀 | - | - | 43,228 | 69,168 | 58,592 |