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Definition(s) for: 脚踏两只船

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
脚踏两只船 jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán - to have a foot in both camps
- to have a bet each way
- to be having an affair

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
- - - 80,174 47,590

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiǎo- foot
- leg (of an animal or an object)
- base (of an object)
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- classifier for kicks
jué- role (variant of 角[jue2])
- see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]
- to tread
- to stamp
- to step on
- to press a pedal
- to investigate on the spot
liǎng- two
- both
- some
- a few
- tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
zhī- variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
zhǐ- only; merely; just
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- grain that has begun to ripen
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
chuán- boat
- vessel
- ship
- CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
chuán- variant of 船[chuan2]

Other Words Containing 脚踏两只船

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo