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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 望而生畏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi - (idiom) to feel intimidated

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
- - 63,395 46,837 56,231

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wàng- full moon
- to hope
- to expect
- to visit
- to gaze (into the distance)
- to look towards
- towards
wàng- 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- old variant of 望[wang4]
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
wèi- to fear

Other Words Containing 望而生畏

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
望而生畏 - - 63,395 46,837 56,231