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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 拭目以待
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 拭目以待 | shì mù yǐ dài | - lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 10,908 | 17,964 | 13,728 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 拭 | shì | - to wipe |
| 目 | mù | - eye - (literary) to look; to regard - eye (of a net); mesh - mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) - item; section - list; catalogue - (taxonomy) order - name; title |
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 待 | dāi | - to stay; to remain |
| 待 | dài | - to wait - to treat - to deal with - to need - going to (do sth) - about to - intending to |
Other Words Containing 拭目以待
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 拭目以待 | - | - | 10,908 | 17,964 | 13,728 |