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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 开宗明义
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 开宗明义 | kāi zōng míng yì | - to declare at the outset (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 64,653 | 113,769 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 开 | kāi | - to open (transitive or intransitive) - (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start - to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run - to boil - to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) - (directional complement) away; off - carat (gold) - abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] - abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format |
| 宗 | zōng | - surname Zong |
| 宗 | zōng | - school - sect - purpose - model - ancestor - clan - to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) - classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs |
| 明 | míng | - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) - surname Ming - Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God |
| 明 | míng | - bright - opposite: dark 暗[an4] - (of meaning) clear - to understand - next - public or open - wise - generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 义 | yì | - surname Yi - (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4]) |
| 义 | yì | - justice - righteousness - meaning - foster (father etc) - adopted - artificial (tooth, limb etc) - relationship - friendship |
Other Words Containing 开宗明义
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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