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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 推波助澜
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 推波助澜 | tuī bō zhù lán | - to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum - to encourage sth to get bigger - to add fuel to the fire |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 33,204 | 25,010 | 42,053 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 推 | tuī | - to push - to cut - to refuse - to reject - to decline - to shirk (responsibility) - to put off - to delay - to push forward - to nominate - to elect - massage |
| 波 | bō | - (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1lan2]) - surname Bo |
| 波 | bō | - wave - ripple - storm - surge |
| 助 | zhù | - to help - to assist |
| 澜 | lán | - swelling water |
Other Words Containing 推波助澜
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 推波助澜 | - | - | 33,204 | 25,010 | 42,053 |