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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 岂有此理
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 岂有此理 | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ | - how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous - ridiculous - absurd |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 9 | - | 46,128 | 33,499 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 岂 | kǎi | - old variant of 愷|恺[kai3] - old variant of 凱|凯[kai3] |
| 岂 | qǐ | - how? (emphatic question) |
| 有 | yǒu | - to have; there is - (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional) |
| 此 | cǐ | - this; these |
| 理 | lǐ | - texture - grain (of wood) - inner essence - intrinsic order - reason - logic - truth - science - natural science (esp. physics) - to manage - to pay attention to - to run (affairs) - to handle - to put in order - to tidy up |
Other Words Containing 岂有此理
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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