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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 张冠李戴
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 张冠李戴 | zhāng guān lǐ dài | - lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head - to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) - to confuse one thing with another |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 65,704 | 64,964 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 张 | zhāng | - surname Zhang |
| 张 | zhāng | - to open up - to spread - sheet of paper - classifier for flat objects, sheet - classifier for votes |
| 冠 | guàn | - surname Guan |
| 冠 | guān | - hat - crown - crest - cap |
| 冠 | guàn | - to put on a hat - to be first - to dub |
| 李 | lǐ | - surname Li |
| 李 | lǐ | - plum |
| 戴 | dài | - surname Dai |
| 戴 | dài | - to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) - to respect - to bear - to support |
Other Words Containing 张冠李戴
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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