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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 捉襟见肘
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 捉襟见肘 | zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu | - lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) - strapped for cash - unable to make ends meet |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 43,583 | 29,434 | 47,463 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 捉 | zhuō | - to clutch - to grab - to capture |
| 襟 | jīn | - lapel - overlap of Chinese gown - fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) - to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom |
| 见 | jiàn | - to see - to meet - to appear (to be sth) - to interview - opinion - view |
| 见 | xiàn | - to appear - also written 現|现[xian4] |
| 肘 | zhǒu | - elbow - pork shoulder |
Other Words Containing 捉襟见肘
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 捉襟见肘 | - | - | 43,583 | 29,434 | 47,463 |