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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 穿针引线
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 穿针引线 | chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn | - lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 39,520 | 47,683 | 40,475 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 穿 | chuān | - to wear - to put on - to dress - to bore through - to pierce - to perforate - to penetrate - to pass through - to thread |
| 针 | zhēn | - needle - pin - injection - stitch - CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] |
| 针 | zhēn | - variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle |
| 引 | yǐn | - to draw (e.g. a bow) - to pull - to stretch sth - to extend - to lengthen - to involve or implicate in - to attract - to lead - to guide - to leave - to provide evidence or justification for - old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters |
| 线 | xiàn | - variant of 線|线[xian4] |
| 线 | xiàn | - thread - string - wire - line - CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] - (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |
Other Words Containing 穿针引线
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 穿针引线 | - | - | 39,520 | 47,683 | 40,475 |