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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 燃眉之急
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 燃眉之急 | rán méi zhī jí | - lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation - extreme emergency |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 55,819 | 31,914 | 43,039 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 燃 | rán | - to burn - to ignite - to light - fig. to spark off (hopes) - to start (debate) - to raise (hopes) |
| 眉 | méi | - eyebrow - upper margin |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 急 | jí | - urgent - pressing - rapid - hurried - worried - to make (sb) anxious |
Other Words Containing 燃眉之急
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 燃眉之急 | - | - | 55,819 | 31,914 | 43,039 |