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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 立 | lì | - surname Li |
| 立 | lì | - to stand - to set up - to establish - to lay down - to draw up - at once - immediately |
| 竿 | gān | - pole |
| 见 | jiàn | - to see - to meet - to appear (to be sth) - to interview - opinion - view |
| 见 | xiàn | - to appear - also written 現|现[xian4] |
| 影 | 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 |