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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 百步穿杨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
百步穿杨 bǎi bù chuān yáng - to shoot with great precision (idiom)

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
- - 62,838 51,939 22,816

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bǎi- surname Bai
bǎi- hundred
- numerous
- all kinds of
- surname Bu
- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation
穿 chuān- to wear
- to put on
- to dress
- to bore through
- to pierce
- to perforate
- to penetrate
- to pass through
- to thread
yáng- surname Yang
yáng- poplar

Other Words Containing 百步穿杨

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
百步穿杨 - - 62,838 51,939 22,816