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Definition(s) for: 异曲同工

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
异曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng - different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
- different methods leading to the same result
- different approach but equally satisfactory outcome

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
- - - 30,152 23,030

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- different
- other
- hetero-
- unusual
- strange
- surprising
- to distinguish
- to separate
- to discriminate
- surname Qu
- bent
- crooked
- wrong
- tune
- song
- CL:支[zhi1]
- variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
- fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
- Taiwan pr. [qu2]
tóng- like
- same
- similar
- together
- alike
- with
tòng- see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
gōng- work
- worker
- skill
- profession
- trade
- craft
- labor

Other Words Containing 异曲同工

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