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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 砸锅卖铁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
砸锅卖铁 zá guō mài tiě - to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (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
- - 56,840 65,695 45,234

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to smash
- to pound
- to fail
- to muck up
- to bungle
guō- pot; pan; wok; cauldron
- pot-shaped thing
- CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
mài- to sell
- to betray
- to spare no effort
- to show off or flaunt
tiě- surname Tie
tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)

Other Words Containing 砸锅卖铁

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
砸锅卖铁 - - 56,840 65,695 45,234