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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 抑扬顿挫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
抑扬顿挫 yì yáng dùn cuò - see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

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
- 9 56,838 55,935 49,092

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to restrain
- to restrict
- to keep down
- or
yáng- abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2zhou1] in Jiangsu
- surname Yang
yáng- to raise
- to hoist
- the action of tossing or winnowing
- scattering (in the wind)
- to flutter
- to propagate
yáng- variant of 揚|扬[yang2]
dùn- to stop
- to pause
- to arrange
- to lay out
- to kowtow
- to stamp (one's foot)
- at once
- classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
cuò- obstructed
- to fail
- to oppress
- to repress
- to lower the tone
- to bend back
- to dampen

Other Words Containing 抑扬顿挫

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
抑扬顿挫 - 9 56,838 55,935 49,092