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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 柴米油盐
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 柴米油盐 | chái - mǐ - yóu - yán | - lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) - fig. life's daily necessities |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 37,428 | 18,659 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 柴 | chái | - surname Chai |
| 柴 | chái | - firewood - lean (of meat) - thin (of a person) |
| 米 | mǐ | - surname Mi |
| 米 | mǐ | - uncooked rice - meter (unit of length) - (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 油 | yóu | - oil - fat - grease - petroleum - to apply tung oil, paint or varnish - oily - greasy - glib - cunning |
| 盐 | yán | - salt - CL:粒[li4] |
Other Words Containing 柴米油盐
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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