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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 望文生义
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 望文生义 | wàng wén shēng yì | - lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning - a far-fetched interpretation |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 86,013 | 86,613 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 望 | wàng | - full moon - to hope - to expect - to visit - to gaze (into the distance) - to look towards - towards |
| 望 | wàng | - 15th day of month (lunar calendar) - old variant of 望[wang4] |
| 文 | wén | - surname Wen |
| 文 | wén | - language - culture - writing - formal - literary - gentle - (old) classifier for coins - Kangxi radical 67 |
| 生 | shēng | - to be born - to give birth - life - to grow - raw - uncooked - student |
| 义 | yì | - surname Yi - (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4]) |
| 义 | yì | - justice - righteousness - meaning - foster (father etc) - adopted - artificial (tooth, limb etc) - relationship - friendship |
Other Words Containing 望文生义
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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