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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 照本宣科

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
照本宣科 zhào běn xuān kē - a wooden word-by-word reading

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
- - 32,966 63,344 64,080

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhào- according to
- in accordance with
- to shine
- to illuminate
- to reflect
- to look at (one's reflection)
- to take (a photo)
- photo
- as requested
- as before
zhào- variant of 照[zhao4]
- to shine
- to illuminate
běn- (bound form) root; stem
- (bound form) origin; source
- (bound form) one's own; this
- (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
- (bound form) original
- (bound form) inherent
- originally; initially
- capital; principal
- classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
xuān- surname Xuan
xuān- to declare (publicly)
- to announce
- branch of study
- administrative section
- division
- field
- branch
- stage directions
- family (taxonomy)
- rules
- laws
- to mete out (punishment)
- to levy (taxes etc)
- to fine sb
- CL:個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 照本宣科

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
照本宣科 - - 32,966 63,344 64,080