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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 疏而不漏
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 疏而不漏 | shū ér bù lòu | - loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 65,504 | 47,546 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 疏 | shū | - surname Shu |
| 疏 | shū | - to dredge - to clear away obstruction - thin - sparse - scanty - distant (relation) - not close - to neglect - negligent - to present a memorial to the Emperor - commentary - annotation |
| 疏 | shū | - variant of 疏[shu1] |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 漏 | lòu | - to leak - to divulge - to leave out by mistake - waterclock or hourglass (old) |
Other Words Containing 疏而不漏
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 |
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