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Definition(s) for: 掉以轻心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掉以轻心 diào yǐ qīng xīn - to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard

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
- - 22,759 24,951 42,055

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
diào- to fall
- to drop
- to lag behind
- to lose
- to go missing
- to reduce
- fall (in prices)
- to lose (value, weight etc)
- to wag
- to swing
- to turn
- to change
- to exchange
- to swap
- to show off
- to shed (hair)
- (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
qīng- light
- easy
- gentle
- soft
- reckless
- unimportant
- frivolous
- small in number
- unstressed
- neutral
- to disparage
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 掉以轻心

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
掉以轻心 - - 22,759 24,951 42,055