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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 欲盖弥彰
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 欲盖弥彰 | yù gài mí zhāng | - trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 52,530 | 29,230 |
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 |
| 盖 | gě | - surname Ge |
| 盖 | gài | - lid - top - cover - canopy - to cover - to conceal - to build |
| 弥 | mí | - full - to fill - completely - more |
| 弥 | mí | - brimming or overflowing |
| 彰 | zhāng | - clear - conspicuous - manifest |
Other Words Containing 欲盖弥彰
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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