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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 明哲保身
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 明哲保身 | míng zhé bǎo shēn | - a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) - to put one's own safety before matters of principle |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 44,379 | 57,045 | 38,218 |
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 |
| 哲 | zhé | - wise - a sage |
| 保 | bǎo | - Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3jia1li4ya4]) |
| 保 | bǎo | - to defend; to protect; to keep - to guarantee; to ensure - (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system |
| 身 | shēn | - body - life - oneself - personally - one's morality and conduct - the main part of a structure or body - pregnant - classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset - Kangxi radical 158 |
Other Words Containing 明哲保身
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 明哲保身 | - | - | 44,379 | 57,045 | 38,218 |