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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 悬崖勒马
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 悬崖勒马 | xuán yá lè mǎ | - lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) - fig. to act in the nick of time |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 43,733 | 61,892 | 48,915 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 悬 | xuán | - to hang or suspend - to worry - public announcement - unresolved - baseless - without foundation |
| 崖 | yá | - precipice - cliff - Taiwan pr. [yai2] |
| 勒 | lè | - (literary) bridle; halter; headstall - to rein in - to compel; to force - (literary) to carve; to engrave - (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc) - (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) |
| 勒 | lēi | - to strap tightly - to bind |
| 马 | mǎ | - surname Ma - abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] |
| 马 | mǎ | - horse - CL:匹[pi3] - horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess - knight in Western chess |
Other Words Containing 悬崖勒马
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 悬崖勒马 | - | - | 43,733 | 61,892 | 48,915 |