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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 绵薄之力

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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
- - - 59,360 42,168

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
mián- silk floss
- continuous
- soft
- weak
- mild-mannered (dialect)
mián- old variant of 綿|绵[mian2]
- cotton
- surname Bo
báo- thin
- cold in manner
- indifferent
- weak
- light
- infertile
- meager
- slight
- weak
- ungenerous or unkind
- frivolous
- to despise
- to belittle
- to look down on
- to approach or near
- see 薄荷[bo4 he5]
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
- surname Li
- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously

Other Words Containing 绵薄之力

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