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Definition(s) for: 略胜一筹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
略胜一筹 lu:è shèng yī chóu - slightly better
- a cut above

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
- - 57,332 59,224 60,964

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
lu:è- brief; sketchy
- outline; summary
- to omit
- (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly
- plan; strategy
- to capture (territory)
lu:è- variant of 略[lu:e4]
shèng- victory
- success
- to beat
- to defeat
- to surpass
- victorious
- superior to
- to get the better of
- better than
- surpassing
- superb (of vista)
- beautiful (scenery)
- wonderful (view)
- (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear
- equal to (a task)
- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
chóu- chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket
- to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)
- resource; way; means

Other Words Containing 略胜一筹

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
略胜一筹 - - 57,332 59,224 60,964