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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 救命稻草
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 救命稻草 | jiù mìng dào cǎo | - (one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hope |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 39,549 | 37,127 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 救 | jiù | - to save - to assist - to rescue |
| 救 | jiù | - variant of 救[jiu4] |
| 命 | mìng | - life - fate - order or command - to assign a name, title etc |
| 稻 | dào | - paddy - rice (Oryza sativa) |
| 草 | cǎo | - grass - straw - manuscript - draft (of a document) - careless - rough - CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] |
| 草 | cào | - variant of 肏[cao4] |
| 草 | cǎo | - variant of 草[cao3] |
Other Words Containing 救命稻草
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 |
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