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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 耳提面命

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
耳提面命 ěr tí miàn mìng - to give sincere advice (idiom)
- to exhort earnestly

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
- - 83,172 103,690 96,928

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
ěr- ear
- handle (archaeology)
- and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
- to carry (hanging down from the hand)
- to lift
- to put forward
- to mention
- to raise (an issue)
- upwards character stroke
- lifting brush stroke (in painting)
- scoop for measuring liquid
miàn- face
- side
- surface
- aspect
- top
- classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
miàn- variant of 麵|面[mian4]
miàn- flour
- noodles
- (of food) soft (not crunchy)
- (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
- spineless
mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc

Other Words Containing 耳提面命

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
耳提面命 - - 83,172 103,690 96,928