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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 纸包不住火
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 纸包不住火 | zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ | - lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 93,844 | 66,115 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 纸 | zhǐ | - variant of 紙|纸[zhi3] |
| 纸 | zhǐ | - paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]) - classifier for documents, letters etc |
| 包 | bāo | - surname Bao |
| 包 | bāo | - to cover - to wrap - to hold - to include - to take charge of - to contract (to or for) - package - wrapper - container - bag - to hold or embrace - bundle - packet - CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 住 | zhù | - to live - to dwell - to stay - to reside - to stop - (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) |
| 火 | huǒ | - surname Huo |
| 火 | huǒ | - fire - urgent - ammunition - fiery or flaming - internal heat (Chinese medicine) - hot (popular) - classifier for military units (old) - Kangxi radical 86 |
Other Words Containing 纸包不住火
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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