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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 欲言又止
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 欲言又止 | yù yán yòu zhǐ | - to want to say sth but then hesitate |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 31,878 | 28,924 |
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 |
| 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 又 | yòu | - (once) again - also - both... and... - and yet - (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 止 | zhǐ | - to stop - to prohibit - until - only |
Other Words Containing 欲言又止
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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