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Definition(s) for: 明争暗斗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
明争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu - (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly

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
- - 45,947 39,066 47,686

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
明 míng- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
明 míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
争 zhēng- to strive for
- to vie for
- to argue or debate
- deficient or lacking (dialect)
- how or what (literary)
暗 àn- dark
- to turn dark
- secret; hidden
- (literary) confused; ignorant
暗 àn- variant of 暗[an4]
暗 àn- (literary) to close (a door)
- to eclipse
- confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4])
- dark (variant of 暗[an4])
斗 dǒu- abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
斗 dǒu- dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]
- decaliter
- peck
- cup or dipper shaped object
- old variant of 陡[dou3]
斗 dòu- to fight
- to struggle
- to condemn
- to censure
- to contend
- to put together
- coming together
斗 dòu- variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]
斗 dòu- variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
斗 dòu- variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

Other Words Containing 明争暗斗

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
明争暗斗 - - 45,947 39,066 47,686