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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 掩耳盗铃
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 掩耳盗铃 | yǎn ěr dào líng | - lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell - to deceive oneself - to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 39,747 | 54,959 | 29,160 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 掩 | yǎn | - to cover up; to conceal - to close (a door, book etc) - (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid - (literary) to launch a surprise attack |
| 耳 | ěr | - ear - handle (archaeology) - and that is all (Classical Chinese) |
| 盗 | dào | - to steal - to rob - to plunder - thief - bandit - robber |
| 铃 | líng | - (small) bell - CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
Other Words Containing 掩耳盗铃
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 掩耳盗铃 | - | - | 39,747 | 54,959 | 29,160 |