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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 撑腰

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
撑腰 chēng yāo - to support
- to brace

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
- - 25,377 28,247 23,096

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chēng- to support
- to prop up
- to push or move with a pole
- to maintain
- to open or unfurl
- to fill to bursting point
- brace
- stay
- support
yāo- the waist and lower back
- (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
- the waist of trousers or a skirt
- (metonym) money pouch; pocket
- (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

Other Words Containing 撑腰

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
撑腰 - - 25,377 28,247 23,096