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Definition(s) for: 精雕细刻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
精雕细刻 jīng diāo - xì kè - lit. fine sculpting (idiom)
- fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision

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
- - - 64,733 85,526

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīng- essence
- extract
- vitality
- energy
- semen
- sperm
- mythical goblin spirit
- highly perfected
- elite
- the pick of sth
- proficient (refined ability)
- extremely (fine)
- selected rice (archaic)
diāo- to carve
- to engrave
- shrewd
- bird of prey
diāo- variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave
diāo- bird of prey
- thin or slender
- finely particulate
- thin and soft
- fine
- delicate
- trifling
- (of a sound) quiet
- frugal
- quarter (hour)
- moment
- to carve
- to engrave
- to cut
- oppressive
- classifier for short time intervals

Other Words Containing 精雕细刻

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo