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Definition(s) for: 移花接木

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
移花接木 yí huā - jiē mù - lit. to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom)
- fig. to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another

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
- - 88,708 62,843 51,651

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to move
- to shift
- to change
- to alter
- to remove
huā- surname Hua
huā- flower
- blossom
- CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]
- fancy pattern
- florid
- to spend (money, time)
- (coll.) lecherous
- lustful
huā- old variant of 花[hua1]
huā- variant of 花[hua1]
- flower
- blossom
- also pr. [wei3]
jiē- to receive
- to answer (the phone)
- to meet or welcome sb
- to connect
- to catch
- to join
- to extend
- to take one's turn on duty
- to take over for sb
- surname Mu
- (bound form) tree
- (bound form) wood
- unresponsive; numb; wooden

Other Words Containing 移花接木

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
移花接木 - - 88,708 62,843 51,651