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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 挡箭牌

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
挡箭牌 dǎng jiàn pái - shield
- (fig.) excuse

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
- - 20,475 42,856 33,170

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dǎng- to resist
- to obstruct
- to hinder
- to keep off
- to block (a blow)
- to get in the way of
- cover
- gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
dàng- to arrange
- to put in order
dǎng- variant of 擋|挡[dang3]
jiàn- arrow
- CL:支[zhi1]
pái- signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4])
- brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4])
- mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1])
- (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2])

Other Words Containing 挡箭牌

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
挡箭牌 - - 20,475 42,856 33,170