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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 积重难返
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 积重难返 | jī zhòng nán fǎn | - ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 59,293 | 58,131 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 积 | jī | - to amass; to accumulate; to store up - (math.) product (the result of multiplication) - (TCM) constipation; indigestion |
| 重 | chóng | - to repeat - repetition - again - re- - classifier: layer |
| 重 | zhòng | - heavy - serious - to attach importance to |
| 难 | nán | - difficult (to...) - problem - difficulty - difficult - not good |
| 难 | nàn | - disaster - distress - to scold |
| 返 | fǎn | - to return (to) |
Other Words Containing 积重难返
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 |
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