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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 惩前毖后
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 惩前毖后 | chéng qián bì hòu | - lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 68,893 | 122,800 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 惩 | chéng | - to punish - to reprimand - to warn |
| 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 毖 | bì | - careful - to prevent |
| 后 | hòu | - surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | - empress - queen - (archaic) monarch - ruler |
| 后 | hòu | - back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later - post- |
Other Words Containing 惩前毖后
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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