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Definition(s) for: 粉墨登场

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
粉墨登场 fěn mò dēng chǎng - to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)

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
- - 45,920 52,139 48,902

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
fěn- powder
- cosmetic face powder
- food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
- to turn to powder
- (dialect) to whitewash
- white
- pink
- (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1])
- to be a fan of
- surname Mo
- abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4xi1ge1], Mexico
- ink stick
- China ink
- CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
dēng- to scale (a height)
- to ascend
- to mount
- to publish or record
- to enter (e.g. in a register)
- to press down with the foot
- to step or tread on
- to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
- to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
cháng- threshing floor
- classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
chǎng- large place used for a specific purpose
- stage
- scene (of a play)
- classifier for sporting or recreational activities
- classifier for number of exams
cháng- variant of 場|场[chang2]
chǎng- variant of 場|场[chang3]

Other Words Containing 粉墨登场

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
粉墨登场 - - 45,920 52,139 48,902