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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 擦边球
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 擦边球 | cā biān qiú | - (table tennis) edge ball - (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 35,612 | 39,582 | 45,825 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 擦 | cā | - to rub; to scratch - to wipe; to polish - to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) - to brush (past) - to shred (a vegetable etc) |
| 边 | biān | - side - edge - margin - border - boundary - CL:個|个[ge4] - simultaneously |
| 边 | bian | - suffix of a noun of locality |
| 球 | qiú | - ball - sphere - globe - CL:個|个[ge4] - ball game - match - CL:場|场[chang3] |
Other Words Containing 擦边球
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 擦边球 | - | - | 35,612 | 39,582 | 45,825 |