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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 弄巧成拙
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 弄巧成拙 | nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō | - to overreach oneself - to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 33,037 | 49,400 | 43,007 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 弄 | lòng | - lane - alley |
| 弄 | nòng | - to do - to manage - to handle - to play with - to fool with - to mess with - to fix - to toy with |
| 弄 | nòng | - old variant of 弄[nong4] |
| 弄 | lòng | - variant of 弄[long4] |
| 巧 | qiǎo | - opportunely - coincidentally - as it happens - skillful - timely |
| 成 | chéng | - surname Cheng - short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2du1] |
| 成 | chéng | - to succeed - to finish - to complete - to accomplish - to become - to turn into - to be all right - OK! - one tenth |
| 拙 | zhuō | - awkward - clumsy - dull - inelegant - (polite) my - Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] |
Other Words Containing 弄巧成拙
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 弄巧成拙 | - | - | 33,037 | 49,400 | 43,007 |