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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 疲于奔命

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
疲于奔命 pí yú bēn mìng - (idiom) terribly busy
- up to one's ears in work

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
- - 34,166 42,208 37,637

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- weary
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
bēn- to hurry
- to rush
- to run quickly
- to elope
bèn- to go to
- to head for
- towards
- Taiwan pr. [ben1]
bēn- variant of 奔[ben1]
bèn- variant of 奔[ben4]
mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc

Other Words Containing 疲于奔命

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
疲于奔命 - - 34,166 42,208 37,637