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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 投石问路
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 投石问路 | tóu shí wèn lù | - lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) - fig. to test the waters |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 49,335 | 65,276 | 92,961 |
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 |
| 石 | shí | - surname Shi - abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2jia1zhuang1], the capital of Hebei |
| 石 | dàn | - dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters - ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 | shí | - rock - stone - stone inscription - one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] |
| 问 | wèn | - to ask; to inquire |
| 路 | lù | - surname Lu |
| 路 | lù | - road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) - journey - route - line (bus etc) - sort; kind |
Other Words Containing 投石问路
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 投石问路 | - | - | 49,335 | 65,276 | 92,961 |