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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 怀才不遇
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 怀才不遇 | huái cái bù yù | - to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) - to be an unrecognized talent |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 52,127 | 26,952 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 怀 | huái | - surname Huai |
| 怀 | huái | - bosom - heart - mind - to think of - to harbor in one's mind - to conceive (a child) |
| 才 | cái | - ability; talent - sb of a certain type - a capable individual - then and only then - just now - (before an expression of quantity) only |
| 才 | cái | - (variant of 才[cai2]) just now - (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 遇 | yù | - surname Yu |
| 遇 | yù | - (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned - (bound form) to treat; to receive |
Other Words Containing 怀才不遇
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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