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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 无师自通
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 无师自通 | wú shī zì tōng | - self-taught - to learn without a teacher (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 64,380 | 45,912 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 无 | mó | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] |
| 无 | wú | - not to have - no - none - not - to lack - un- - -less |
| 师 | shī | - surname Shi |
| 师 | shī | - teacher - master - expert - model - army division - (old) troops - to dispatch troops |
| 自 | zì | - (bound form) self; oneself - from; since - naturally; as a matter of course |
| 通 | tōng | - to go through - to know well - (suffix) expert - to connect - to communicate - open - to clear - classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc |
| 通 | tòng | - classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |
Other Words Containing 无师自通
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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