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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 抛砖引玉
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 抛砖引玉 | pāo zhuān yǐn yù | - lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) - fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 57,034 | 45,301 | 46,209 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 抛 | pāo | - to throw - to toss - to fling - to cast - to abandon |
| 砖 | zhuān | - variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1] |
| 砖 | zhuān | - variant of 磚|砖[zhuan1] |
| 砖 | zhuān | - brick - tile (floor or wall, not roof) - CL:塊|块[kuai4] |
| 引 | yǐn | - to draw (e.g. a bow) - to pull - to stretch sth - to extend - to lengthen - to involve or implicate in - to attract - to lead - to guide - to leave - to provide evidence or justification for - old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters |
| 玉 | yù | - jade |
Other Words Containing 抛砖引玉
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 抛砖引玉 | - | - | 57,034 | 45,301 | 46,209 |