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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 耀武扬威
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 耀武扬威 | yào wǔ yáng wēi | - to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around - to bluff - to bluster |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 31,285 | 49,735 | 46,656 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 耀 | yào | - brilliant - glorious |
| 武 | wǔ | - surname Wu |
| 武 | wǔ | - martial - military |
| 扬 | yáng | - abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2zhou1] in Jiangsu - surname Yang |
| 扬 | yáng | - to raise - to hoist - the action of tossing or winnowing - scattering (in the wind) - to flutter - to propagate |
| 扬 | yáng | - variant of 揚|扬[yang2] |
| 威 | wēi | - power - might - prestige |
Other Words Containing 耀武扬威
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 耀武扬威 | - | - | 31,285 | 49,735 | 46,656 |