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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 缩手缩脚
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 缩手缩脚 | suō shǒu suō jiǎo | - bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 36,668 | 60,151 | 64,554 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 缩 | suō | - to withdraw - to pull back - to contract - to shrink - to reduce - abbreviation - also pr. [su4] |
| 手 | shǒu | - hand - (formal) to hold - person engaged in certain types of work - person skilled in certain types of work - personal(ly) - convenient - classifier for skill - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 缩 | suō | - to withdraw - to pull back - to contract - to shrink - to reduce - abbreviation - also pr. [su4] |
| 脚 | jiǎo | - foot - leg (of an animal or an object) - base (of an object) - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] - classifier for kicks |
| 脚 | jué | - role (variant of 角[jue2]) |
Other Words Containing 缩手缩脚
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 缩手缩脚 | - | - | 36,668 | 60,151 | 64,554 |