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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 朝不保夕
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 朝不保夕 | zhāo bù bǎo xī | - at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state - imminent crisis - living from hand to mouth |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 76,611 | 73,873 | 64,349 |
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 |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 保 | bǎo | - Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3jia1li4ya4]) |
| 保 | bǎo | - to defend; to protect; to keep - to guarantee; to ensure - (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system |
| 夕 | xī | - dusk - evening - Taiwan pr. [xi4] |
Other Words Containing 朝不保夕
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朝不保夕 | - | - | 76,611 | 73,873 | 64,349 |