Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:
Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 措手不及
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 措手不及 | cuò shǒu bù jí | - no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 14,639 | 20,118 | 19,588 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 措 | cuò | - to handle - to manage - to put in order - to arrange - to administer - to execute - to take action on - to plan |
| 手 | shǒu | - hand - (formal) to hold - person engaged in certain types of work - person skilled in certain types of work - personal(ly) - convenient - classifier for skill - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 及 | jí | - and - to reach - up to - in time for |
Other Words Containing 措手不及
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 措手不及 | - | 8 | 14,639 | 20,118 | 19,588 |