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Definition(s) for: 挑肥拣瘦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
挑肥拣瘦 tiāo féi - jiǎn shòu - (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy

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
- - 96,739 92,127 93,422

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tiāo- to carry on a shoulder pole
- to choose
- to pick
- to nitpick
tiǎo- to raise
- to dig up
- to poke
- to prick
- to incite
- to stir up
féi- fat
- fertile
- loose-fitting or large
- to fertilize
- to become rich by illegal means
- fertilizer
- manure
jiǎn- to choose
- to pick
- to sort out
- to pick up
shòu- thin
- to lose weight
- (of clothing) tight
- (of meat) lean
- (of land) unproductive

Other Words Containing 挑肥拣瘦

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
挑肥拣瘦 - - 96,739 92,127 93,422