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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 惊弓之鸟
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 惊弓之鸟 | jīng gōng zhī niǎo | - lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) - fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 43,806 | 54,658 | 57,116 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 惊 | jīng | - to startle - to be frightened - to be scared - alarm |
| 弓 | gōng | - surname Gong |
| 弓 | gōng | - a bow (weapon) - CL:張|张[zhang1] - to bend - to arch (one's back etc) |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 鸟 | diǎo | - variant of 屌[diao3] - penis |
| 鸟 | niǎo | - bird - CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] - "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) - (dialect) to pay attention to - (intensifier) damned - goddamn |
Other Words Containing 惊弓之鸟
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 惊弓之鸟 | - | - | 43,806 | 54,658 | 57,116 |