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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 磨刀霍霍
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 磨刀霍霍 | mó dāo - huò huò | - lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) - fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 54,397 | 69,210 | 52,230 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 磨 | mó | - to rub - to grind - to polish - to sharpen - to wear down - to die out - to waste time - to pester - to insist |
| 磨 | mò | - grindstone - to grind - to turn round |
| 刀 | dāo | - surname Dao |
| 刀 | dāo | - knife - blade - single-edged sword - cutlass - CL:把[ba3] - (slang) dollar (loanword) - classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) - classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 霍 | huò | - surname Huo |
| 霍 | huò | - (literary) suddenly |
| 霍 | huò | - surname Huo |
| 霍 | huò | - (literary) suddenly |
Other Words Containing 磨刀霍霍
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 磨刀霍霍 | - | - | 54,397 | 69,210 | 52,230 |