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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 笨鸟先飞
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 笨鸟先飞 | bèn niǎo xiān fēi | - lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 94,536 | 55,268 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 笨 | bèn | - stupid - foolish - silly - slow-witted - clumsy |
| 鸟 | diǎo | - variant of 屌[diao3] - penis |
| 鸟 | niǎo | - bird - CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] - "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) - (dialect) to pay attention to - (intensifier) damned - goddamn |
| 先 | xiān | - beforehand; first; earlier - at first; originally - for the time being; for now - (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 飞 | fēi | - to fly |
Other Words Containing 笨鸟先飞
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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