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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 老掉牙
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 老掉牙 | lǎo diào yá | - very old - obsolete - out of date |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 12,020 | 58,990 | 39,346 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 老 | lǎo | - prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity - old (of people) - venerable (person) - experienced - of long standing - always - all the time - of the past - very - outdated - (of meat etc) tough |
| 掉 | diào | - to fall - to drop - to lag behind - to lose - to go missing - to reduce - fall (in prices) - to lose (value, weight etc) - to wag - to swing - to turn - to change - to exchange - to swap - to show off - to shed (hair) - (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) |
| 牙 | yá | - tooth - ivory - CL:顆|颗[ke1] |
Other Words Containing 老掉牙
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 老掉牙 | - | - | 12,020 | 58,990 | 39,346 |