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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 民脂民膏
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 民脂民膏 | mín zhī mín gāo | - lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) - the people's blood, sweat and tears |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 71,360 | 76,187 | 43,818 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 民 | mín | - surname Min |
| 民 | mín | - (bound form) the people - inhabitants of a country |
| 脂 | zhī | - fat - rouge (cosmetics) - resin |
| 民 | mín | - surname Min |
| 民 | mín | - (bound form) the people - inhabitants of a country |
| 膏 | gāo | - ointment - paste - CL:帖[tie3] |
| 膏 | gào | - to moisten - to grease - to apply (cream, ointment) - to dip a brush in ink |
Other Words Containing 民脂民膏
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民脂民膏 | - | - | 71,360 | 76,187 | 43,818 |