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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 摇头摆尾
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 摇头摆尾 | yáo tóu bǎi wěi | - to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) - to be well pleased with oneself - to have a lighthearted air |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 78,641 | 84,274 | 62,600 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 摇 | yáo | - surname Yao |
| 摇 | yáo | - to shake - to rock - to row - to crank |
| 头 | tóu | - head - hair style - the top - end - beginning or end - a stub - remnant - chief - boss - side - aspect - first - leading - classifier for pigs or livestock - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 头 | tou | - suffix for nouns |
| 摆 | bǎi | - to arrange - to exhibit - to move to and fro - a pendulum |
| 摆 | bǎi | - hem (at the bottom of a garment) |
| 尾 | wěi | - tail - remainder - remnant - extremity - sixth of the 28 constellations - classifier for fish |
| 尾 | yǐ | - horse's tail - pointed posterior section of a locust etc |
Other Words Containing 摇头摆尾
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 摇头摆尾 | - | - | 78,641 | 84,274 | 62,600 |