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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 正襟危坐
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 正襟危坐 | zhèng jīn wēi zuò | - to sit upright and still (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 51,550 | 47,606 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 正 | zhēng | - first month of the lunar year |
| 正 | zhèng | - straight - upright - proper - main - principal - to correct - to rectify - exactly - just (at that time) - right (in that place) - (math.) positive |
| 襟 | jīn | - lapel - overlap of Chinese gown - fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) - to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom |
| 危 | wēi | - surname Wei |
| 危 | wēi | - danger - to endanger - Taiwan pr. [wei2] |
| 坐 | zuò | - surname Zuo |
| 坐 | zuò | - to sit - to take a seat - to take (a bus, airplane etc) - to bear fruit - variant of 座[zuo4] |
Other Words Containing 正襟危坐
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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