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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 杯弓蛇影
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 杯弓蛇影 | bēi gōng shé yǐng | - lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions - overly fearful |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 84,008 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 杯 | bēi | - cup - trophy cup - classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup |
| 杯 | bēi | - variant of 杯[bei1] |
| 杯 | bēi | - variant of 杯[bei1] - trophy cup - classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup |
| 弓 | gōng | - surname Gong |
| 弓 | gōng | - a bow (weapon) - CL:張|张[zhang1] - to bend - to arch (one's back etc) |
| 蛇 | shé | - snake - serpent - CL:條|条[tiao2] |
| 蛇 | yí | - used in 委蛇[wei1yi2] |
| 蛇 | shé | - variant of 蛇[she2] |
| 影 | yǐng | - picture - image - film - movie - photograph - reflection - shadow - trace |
Other Words Containing 杯弓蛇影
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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