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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 旁敲侧击
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 旁敲侧击 | páng qiāo cè jī | - to make insinuations - to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 58,791 | 55,295 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 旁 | páng | - one side - other - different - lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc) |
| 敲 | qiāo | - to hit - to strike - to tap - to rap - to knock - to rip sb off - to overcharge |
| 侧 | cè | - the side - to incline towards - to lean - inclined - lateral - side |
| 侧 | zhāi | - lean on one side |
| 击 | jī | - to hit - to strike - to break - Taiwan pr. [ji2] |
Other Words Containing 旁敲侧击
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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