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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 由表及里

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
由表及里 yóu biǎo jí lǐ - to proceed from the outside to the inside
- to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance

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
- - - 66,523 60,315

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yóu- to follow
- from
- because of; due to
- by; via; through
- (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
biǎo- exterior surface
- family relationship via females
- to show (one's opinion)
- a model
- a table (listing information)
- a form
- a meter (measuring sth)
biǎo- watch (timepiece)
- meter; gauge
- and
- to reach
- up to
- in time for
- Li (surname)
- li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
- neighborhood
- ancient administrative unit of 25 families
- (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- variant of 裡|里[li3]
- lining
- interior
- inside
- internal
- also written 裏|里[li3]

Other Words Containing 由表及里

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo