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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 折戟沉沙
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 折戟沉沙 | zhé jǐ chén shā | - lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom) - fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 83,692 | 80,523 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 折 | shé | - to snap - to break (a stick, a bone etc) - (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) |
| 折 | zhē | - to turn sth over - to turn upside down - to tip sth out (of a container) |
| 折 | zhé | - to break - to fracture - to snap - to suffer loss - to bend - to twist - to turn - to change direction - convinced - to convert into (currency) - discount - rebate - tenth (in price) - classifier for theatrical scenes - to fold - accounts book |
| 折 | zhé | - variant of 折[zhe2] - to fold |
| 戟 | jǐ | - halberd - long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade - combined spear and battle-ax |
| 沉 | chén | - to submerge - to immerse - to sink - to keep down - to lower - to drop - deep - profound - heavy |
| 沙 | shā | - surname Sha |
| 沙 | shā | - granule - hoarse - raspy - sand - powder - CL:粒[li4] - abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia |
| 沙 | shà | - (dialect) to sift; to sieve |
Other Words Containing 折戟沉沙
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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