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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 碰壁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
碰壁 pèng bì - to hit a wall
- (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face

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
- - 29,839 31,995 27,566

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
pèng- to touch
- to meet with
- to bump
pèng- variant of 碰[peng4]
pèng- old variant of 碰[peng4]
- wall
- rampart

Other Words Containing 碰壁

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
碰壁 - - 29,839 31,995 27,566