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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 缺一不可
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 缺一不可 | quē yī bù kě | - not a single one is dispensable - can't do without either |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 47,241 | 29,020 | 26,548 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 缺 | quē | - deficiency - lack - scarce - vacant post - to run short of |
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 可 | kě | - (prefix) can; may; able to; -able - to approve; to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very - but; however |
| 可 | kè | - used in 可汗[ke4 han2] |
Other Words Containing 缺一不可
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 缺一不可 | - | - | 47,241 | 29,020 | 26,548 |