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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 缺斤少两

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
缺斤少两 quē jīn shǎo liǎng - to give short weight

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
- - 89,818 87,127 69,170

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
quē- deficiency
- lack
- scarce
- vacant post
- to run short of
jīn- catty
- (PRC) weight equal to 500 g
- (Tw) weight equal to 600 g
- (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
shào- young
liǎng- two
- both
- some
- a few
- tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

Other Words Containing 缺斤少两

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
缺斤少两 - - 89,818 87,127 69,170