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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 强弩之末
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 强弩之末 | qiáng nǔ zhī mò | - lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) - fig. spent force |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 58,460 | 56,758 | 69,343 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 强 | qiáng | - surname Qiang |
| 强 | jiàng | - stubborn - unyielding |
| 强 | qiáng | - strong - powerful - better - slightly more than - vigorous - violent - best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2] |
| 强 | qiǎng | - to force - to compel - to strive - to make an effort |
| 强 | jiàng | - variant of 強|强[jiang4] |
| 强 | qiáng | - variant of 強|强[qiang2] |
| 强 | qiǎng | - variant of 強|强[qiang3] |
| 弩 | nǔ | - crossbow |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 末 | mò | - tip - end - final stage - latter part - inessential detail - powder - dust - opera role of old man |
Other Words Containing 强弩之末
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 强弩之末 | - | - | 58,460 | 56,758 | 69,343 |