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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 脱胎换骨
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 脱胎换骨 | tuō tāi huàn gǔ | - to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist - to turn over a new leaf - fig. to change wholly - to create from other material (story, artwork etc) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 16,315 | 27,152 | 27,580 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 脱 | tuō | - to shed - to take off - to escape - to get away from |
| 胎 | tāi | - fetus - classifier for litters (of puppies etc) - padding (in clothing or bedding) - womb carrying a fetus - (fig.) origin - source - (loanword) tire |
| 换 | huàn | - to exchange - to change (clothes etc) - to substitute - to switch - to convert (currency) |
| 骨 | gū | - used in 骨碌碌[gu1lu4lu4] - used in 骨碌[gu1lu5] |
| 骨 | gǔ | - bone |
Other Words Containing 脱胎换骨
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 脱胎换骨 | - | - | 16,315 | 27,152 | 27,580 |