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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 破罐破摔
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 破罐破摔 | pò guàn - pò shuāi | - lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) - fig. to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 90,405 | 51,034 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 破 | pò | - broken - damaged - worn out - lousy - rotten - to break, split or cleave - to get rid of - to destroy - to break with - to defeat - to capture (a city etc) - to expose the truth of |
| 罐 | guàn | - can - jar - pot |
| 罐 | guàn | - variant of 罐[guan4] |
| 破 | pò | - broken - damaged - worn out - lousy - rotten - to break, split or cleave - to get rid of - to destroy - to break with - to defeat - to capture (a city etc) - to expose the truth of |
| 摔 | shuāi | - to throw down - to fall - to drop and break |
Other Words Containing 破罐破摔
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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