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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 痛定思痛
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 痛定思痛 | tòng dìng sī tòng | - to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) - to ponder about a painful experience |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 61,998 | 41,630 | 33,791 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 痛 | tòng | - ache - pain - sorrow - deeply - thoroughly |
| 定 | dìng | - to fix; to set; to make definite - to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) - to congeal; to coagulate - (literary) definitely |
| 思 | sī | - to think - to consider |
| 痛 | tòng | - ache - pain - sorrow - deeply - thoroughly |
Other Words Containing 痛定思痛
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 痛定思痛 | - | - | 61,998 | 41,630 | 33,791 |