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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 破釜沉舟
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 破釜沉舟 | pò fǔ chén zhōu | - lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat - to burn one's boats |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 39,568 | 46,417 | 34,098 |
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 |
| 釜 | fǔ | - kettle - cauldron |
| 沉 | chén | - to submerge - to immerse - to sink - to keep down - to lower - to drop - deep - profound - heavy |
| 舟 | zhōu | - boat |
Other Words Containing 破釜沉舟
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 破釜沉舟 | - | - | 39,568 | 46,417 | 34,098 |