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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 朝三暮四
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 朝三暮四 | zhāo sān mù sì | - lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon - indecisive - to blow hot and cold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 43,537 | 75,140 | 45,323 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 朝 | cháo | - abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea |
| 朝 | cháo | - imperial or royal court - government - dynasty - reign of a sovereign or emperor - court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor - to make a pilgrimage to - facing - towards |
| 朝 | zhāo | - morning |
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 暮 | mù | - evening - sunset |
| 四 | sì | - four - 4 |
Other Words Containing 朝三暮四
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朝三暮四 | - | 9 | 43,537 | 75,140 | 45,323 |