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Definition(s) for: 手不释卷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
手不释卷 shǒu bù shì juàn - lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)
- fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking

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
- - 62,215 - 88,844

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
shì- to explain
- to release
- Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
- Buddhism
juǎn- to roll up
- roll
- classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
juàn- scroll
- book
- volume
- chapter
- examination paper
- classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
juǎn- to roll up
- to sweep up; to carry along
- a roll
- classifier for rolls, spools etc

Other Words Containing 手不释卷

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
手不释卷 - - 62,215 - 88,844