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Definition(s) for: 收之桑榆

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
收之桑榆 shōu zhī sāng yú - see 失之東隅,收之桑榆|失之东隅,收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]

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
- - - 94,836 50,653

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shōu- to receive
- to accept
- to collect
- to put away
- to restrain
- to stop
- in care of (used on address line after name)
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
sāng- surname Sang
sāng- (bound form) mulberry tree
sāng- old variant of 桑[sang1]
- elm

Other Words Containing 收之桑榆

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo