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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 穷则思变
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 穷则思变 | qióng zé sī biàn | - (idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 83,232 | 71,960 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 穷 | qióng | - poor - destitute - to use up - to exhaust - thoroughly - extremely - (coll.) persistently and pointlessly |
| 则 | zé | - (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then - (bound form) standard; norm - (bound form) principle - (literary) to imitate; to follow - classifier for written items |
| 思 | sī | - to think - to consider |
| 变 | biàn | - to change - to become different - to transform - to vary - rebellion |
Other Words Containing 穷则思变
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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