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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 缺 | quē | - deficiency - lack - scarce - vacant post - to run short of |
| 斤 | jīn | - catty - (PRC) weight equal to 500 g - (Tw) weight equal to 600 g - (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g |
| 少 | shǎo | - few - less - to lack - to be missing - to stop (doing sth) - seldom |
| 少 | shào | - young |
| 两 | 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 |