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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 百 | bǎi | - surname Bai |
| 百 | bǎi | - hundred - numerous - all kinds of |
| 步 | bù | - surname Bu |
| 步 | bù | - 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 |
| 杨 | yáng | - surname Yang |
| 杨 | yáng | - poplar |
Other Words Containing 百步穿杨
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 百步穿杨 | - | - | 62,838 | 51,939 | 22,816 |