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Definition(s) for: 睚眦必报

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
睚眦必报 yá zì bì bào - lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom)
- fig. small-minded
- vindictive

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
- - 52,603 93,577 70,874

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (literary) corner of the eye; canthus
- variant of 眥|眦[zi4]
- (anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus
- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily
bào- to report; to inform; to announce
- to respond; to reply
- to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4ming2])
- to reward; to recompense
- to take revenge; to retaliate
- newspaper
- periodical; journal
- bulletin
- telegram

Other Words Containing 睚眦必报

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
睚眦必报 - - 52,603 93,577 70,874