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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 扶摇直上

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
扶摇直上 fú yáo zhí shàng - to skyrocket
- to get quick promotion in one's career

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
- - 40,184 50,785 60,404

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to support with the hand
- to help sb up
- to support oneself by holding onto something
- to help
yáo- surname Yao
yáo- to shake
- to rock
- to row
- to crank
zhí- surname Zhi
- Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
zhí- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
- vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above

Other Words Containing 扶摇直上

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
扶摇直上 - - 40,184 50,785 60,404