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Definition(s) for: 照葫芦画瓢

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
照葫芦画瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo - lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
- fig. to copy slavishly

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
- - 66,467 - 90,993

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
- used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2lu5]
- rush
- reed
- Phragmites communis
huà- to draw; to paint
- picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
piáo- dipper
- ladle

Other Words Containing 照葫芦画瓢

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
照葫芦画瓢 - - 66,467 - 90,993