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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 手无缚鸡之力
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 手无缚鸡之力 | shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì | - lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) - fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 73,274 | 65,574 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 手 | 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] |
| 无 | mó | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] |
| 无 | wú | - not to have - no - none - not - to lack - un- - -less |
| 缚 | fù | - to bind - to tie - Taiwan pr. [fu2] |
| 鸡 | jī | - fowl - chicken - CL:隻|只[zhi1] - (slang) prostitute |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 力 | lì | - surname Li |
| 力 | lì | - power - force - strength - ability - strenuously |
Other Words Containing 手无缚鸡之力
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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