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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 痛改前非
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 痛改前非 | tòng gǎi qián fēi | - completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf - a reformed character |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 41,201 | 64,263 | 57,298 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 痛 | tòng | - ache - pain - sorrow - deeply - thoroughly |
| 改 | gǎi | - to change - to alter - to transform - to correct |
| 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 非 | fēi | - abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | - to not be; not - wrong; incorrect - non-; un-; in-; de- - to reproach; to blame - (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
Other Words Containing 痛改前非
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 痛改前非 | - | - | 41,201 | 64,263 | 57,298 |