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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 明目张胆

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
明目张胆 míng mù zhāng dǎn - openly and without fear
- brazenly

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
- - 25,644 23,737 20,924

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- eye
- (literary) to look; to regard
- eye (of a net); mesh
- mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4])
- item; section
- list; catalogue
- (taxonomy) order
- name; title
zhāng- surname Zhang
zhāng- to open up
- to spread
- sheet of paper
- classifier for flat objects, sheet
- classifier for votes
dǎn- gall bladder
- courage
- guts
- gall
- inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

Other Words Containing 明目张胆

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
明目张胆 - - 25,644 23,737 20,924