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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 照 | 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 |
| 照 | zhào | - variant of 照[zhao4] - to shine - to illuminate |
| 葫 | hú | - used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2lu5] |
| 芦 | lú | - rush - reed - Phragmites communis |
| 画 | 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]) |
| 瓢 | piáo | - dipper - ladle |
Other Words Containing 照葫芦画瓢
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 照葫芦画瓢 | - | - | 66,467 | - | 90,993 |