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Definition(s) for: 弃暗投明

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
弃暗投明 qì àn tóu míng - to renounce the dark and seek the light
- to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one

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
- - - 80,441 70,083

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
弃 qì- to abandon
- to relinquish
- to discard
- to throw away
暗 àn- dark
- to turn dark
- secret; hidden
- (literary) confused; ignorant
暗 àn- variant of 暗[an4]
暗 àn- (literary) to close (a door)
- to eclipse
- confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4])
- dark (variant of 暗[an4])
投 tóu- to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
- to cast (a ballot)
- to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
- to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)
- to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)
- to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)
- to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
- (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
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

Other Words Containing 弃暗投明

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo