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Definition(s) for: 立竿见影

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
立竿见影 lì gān jiàn yǐng - lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
- fig. to get instant results

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
- - 43,113 27,876 28,507

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Li
- to stand
- to set up
- to establish
- to lay down
- to draw up
- at once
- immediately
竿 gān- pole
jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
yǐng- picture
- image
- film
- movie
- photograph
- reflection
- shadow
- trace

Other Words Containing 立竿见影

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
立竿见影 - - 43,113 27,876 28,507