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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 砸 | zá | - to smash - to pound - to fail - to muck up - to bungle |
| 锅 | guō | - pot; pan; wok; cauldron - pot-shaped thing - CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 卖 | mài | - to sell - to betray - to spare no effort - to show off or flaunt |
| 铁 | tiě | - surname Tie |
| 铁 | tiě | - iron (metal) - arms - weapons - hard - strong - violent - unshakeable - determined - close - tight (slang) |
Other Words Containing 砸锅卖铁
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 砸锅卖铁 | - | - | 56,840 | 65,695 | 45,234 |