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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 清苦
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 清苦 | qīng kǔ | - destitute but honest - poor and simple - spartan - austere |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 87,864 | 47,675 | 44,202 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 清 | qīng | - Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911) - surname Qing |
| 清 | qīng | - (of water etc) clear; clean - quiet; still - pure; uncorrupted - clear; distinct - to clear; to settle (accounts) |
| 苦 | kǔ | - bitter - hardship - pain - to suffer - to bring suffering to - painstakingly |
Other Words Containing 清苦
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 清苦 | - | - | 87,864 | 47,675 | 44,202 |