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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 缺衣少食
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 缺衣少食 | quē yī shǎo shí | - short of food and clothing - destitute |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 66,439 | - | - |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 缺 | quē | - deficiency - lack - scarce - vacant post - to run short of |
| 衣 | yī | - clothes - CL:件[jian4] - Kangxi radical 145 |
| 衣 | yì | - to dress - to wear - to put on (clothes) |
| 少 | shǎo | - few - less - to lack - to be missing - to stop (doing sth) - seldom |
| 少 | shào | - young |
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
Other Words Containing 缺衣少食
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 缺衣少食 | - | - | 66,439 | - | - |