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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 放之四海而皆准
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 放之四海而皆准 | fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn | - applicable anywhere (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 82,004 | 73,349 | 70,420 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 放 | fàng | - to put - to place - to release - to free - to let go - to let out - to set off (fireworks) |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 四 | sì | - four - 4 |
| 海 | hǎi | - surname Hai |
| 海 | hǎi | - ocean - sea - CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] - great number of people or things - (dialect) numerous |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 皆 | jiē | - all - each and every - in all cases |
| 准 | zhǔn | - to allow - to grant - in accordance with - in the light of |
| 准 | zhǔn | - accurate - standard - definitely - certainly - about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) - quasi- - para- |
Other Words Containing 放之四海而皆准
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 放之四海而皆准 | - | - | 82,004 | 73,349 | 70,420 |