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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 老骥伏枥
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 老骥伏枥 | lǎo jì fú lì | - lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 88,266 | - | 72,804 |
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- old (of people) - venerable (person) - experienced - of long standing - always - all the time - of the past - very - outdated - (of meat etc) tough |
| 骥 | jì | - thoroughbred horse - refined and virtuous |
| 伏 | fú | - surname Fu |
| 伏 | fú | - to lean over - to fall (go down) - to hide (in ambush) - to conceal oneself - to lie low - hottest days of summer - to submit - to concede defeat - to overcome - to subdue - volt |
| 枥 | lì | - type of oak - stable (for horses) |
Other Words Containing 老骥伏枥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 老骥伏枥 | - | - | 88,266 | - | 72,804 |