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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 相濡以沫
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 相濡以沫 | xiāng rú - yǐ mò | - lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (idiom) - fig. to share meager resources and support each other in times of difficulty |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 39,095 | 26,993 | 11,584 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 相 | xiāng | - surname Xiang |
| 相 | xiāng | - each other - one another - mutually - fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3]) |
| 相 | xiàng | - appearance - portrait - picture - government minister - (physics) phase - (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) - to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
| 濡 | rú | - dilatory - to moisten |
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 沫 | mò | - foam - suds |
Other Words Containing 相濡以沫
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 相濡以沫 | - | - | 39,095 | 26,993 | 11,584 |