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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 张牙舞爪
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 张牙舞爪 | zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo | - to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 30,876 | 39,581 | 31,801 |
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 |
| 牙 | yá | - tooth - ivory - CL:顆|颗[ke1] |
| 舞 | wǔ | - to dance - to wield - to brandish |
| 爪 | zhǎo | - foot of a bird or animal - paw - claws - talons |
| 爪 | zhuǎ | - (coll.) foot of an animal or bird - (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc |
Other Words Containing 张牙舞爪
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 张牙舞爪 | - | - | 30,876 | 39,581 | 31,801 |