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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 新官上任三把火
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 新官上任三把火 | xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ | - (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 51,212 | 85,937 | 62,333 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 新 | xīn | - abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1jiang1] - abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1] - surname Xin |
| 新 | xīn | - new - newly - meso- (chemistry) |
| 官 | guān | - surname Guan |
| 官 | guān | - government official - governmental - official - public - organ of the body - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 上 | shǎng | - used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 上 | shàng | - (bound form) up; upper; above; previous - first (of multiple parts) - to climb; to get onto; to go up - to attend (class or university) - (directional complement) up - (noun suffix) on; above |
| 任 | rén | - surname Ren |
| 任 | rèn | - to assign - to appoint - to take up a post - office - responsibility - to let - to allow - to give free rein to - no matter (how, what etc) - classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) |
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 把 | bǎ | - to hold; to grasp - to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate - handlebar - classifier: handful, bundle, bunch - classifier for things with handles - (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 把 | bà | - handle |
| 火 | huǒ | - surname Huo |
| 火 | huǒ | - fire - urgent - ammunition - fiery or flaming - internal heat (Chinese medicine) - hot (popular) - classifier for military units (old) - Kangxi radical 86 |
Other Words Containing 新官上任三把火
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 新官上任三把火 | - | - | 51,212 | 85,937 | 62,333 |