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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 挑大梁
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 挑大梁 | tiǎo dà liáng | - to play a leading role - to bear a heavy responsibility |
List Ranking for: 挑大梁
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 37,783 | 53,054 | 52,284 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 挑 | tiāo | - to carry on a shoulder pole - to choose - to pick - to nitpick |
| 挑 | tiǎo | - to raise - to dig up - to poke - to prick - to incite - to stir up |
| 大 | dà | - big; large; great - older (than another person) - eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) - greatly; freely; fully - (dialect) father - (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 | dài | - see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
| 梁 | liáng | - Liang Dynasty (502-557) - Later Liang Dynasty (907-923) - surname Liang |
| 梁 | liáng | - roof beam - beam (structure) - bridge |
| 梁 | liáng | - variant of 梁[liang2] |
Other Words Containing 挑大梁
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 挑大梁 | - | - | 37,783 | 53,054 | 52,284 |