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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 有所作为
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 有所作为 | yǒu suǒ zuò wéi | - (idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 17,182 | 21,877 | 32,734 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 有 | yǒu | - to have; there is - (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional) |
| 所 | suǒ | - actually - place - classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc - that which - particle introducing a relative clause or passive - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 作 | zuō | - (bound form) worker - (bound form) workshop - (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 | zuò | - to do; to engage in - to write; to compose - to pretend; to feign - to regard as; to consider to be - to be; to act the part of - to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) - writings; works |
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
Other Words Containing 有所作为
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 有所作为 | - | - | 17,182 | 21,877 | 32,734 |