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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 欲擒故纵
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 欲擒故纵 | yù qín gù zòng | - In order to capture, one must let loose. - to loosen the reins only to grasp them better |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 22,743 | 59,039 | 36,317 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 欲 | yù | - to wish for - to desire - variant of 慾|欲[yu4] |
| 欲 | yù | - desire - appetite - passion - lust - greed |
| 擒 | qín | - to capture |
| 故 | gù | - happening - instance - reason - cause - intentional - former - old - friend - therefore - hence - (of people) to die, dead |
| 纵 | zòng | - vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) - from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) - military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) - (bound form) to release (a captive) - to indulge - to leap up - (literary) even if |
Other Words Containing 欲擒故纵
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 欲擒故纵 | - | - | 22,743 | 59,039 | 36,317 |