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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 投桃报李
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 投桃报李 | tóu táo bào lǐ | - toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor - to exchange gifts - Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 40,831 | 67,275 | 71,996 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 投 | tóu | - to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) - to cast (a ballot) - to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) - to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) - to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) - to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) - to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of - (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water |
| 桃 | táo | - peach |
| 报 | bào | - to report; to inform; to announce - to respond; to reply - to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4ming2]) - to reward; to recompense - to take revenge; to retaliate - newspaper - periodical; journal - bulletin - telegram |
| 李 | lǐ | - surname Li |
| 李 | lǐ | - plum |
Other Words Containing 投桃报李
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 投桃报李 | - | - | 40,831 | 67,275 | 71,996 |