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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 开小差

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
开小差 kāi xiǎo chāi - to be absent-minded
- to desert
- to abscond from the army
- absent without leave (AWOL)

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
- - 26,659 52,319 32,685

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
chā- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
chāi- to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
- used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]

Other Words Containing 开小差

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
开小差 - - 26,659 52,319 32,685