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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 百家争鸣
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 百家争鸣 | bǎi jiā zhēng míng | - a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 34,890 | 41,457 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 百 | bǎi | - surname Bai |
| 百 | bǎi | - hundred - numerous - all kinds of |
| 家 | jiā | - home - family - (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) - classifier for families or businesses - refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China - noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 家 | jiā | - used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1ju4] |
| 争 | zhēng | - to strive for - to vie for - to argue or debate - deficient or lacking (dialect) - how or what (literary) |
| 鸣 | míng | - to cry (of birds, animals and insects) - to make a sound - to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |
Other Words Containing 百家争鸣
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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