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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 自命清高
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 自命清高 | zì mìng qīng gāo | - to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous - holier-than-thou |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 92,194 | 54,462 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 自 | zì | - (bound form) self; oneself - from; since - naturally; as a matter of course |
| 命 | mìng | - life - fate - order or command - to assign a name, title etc |
| 清 | qīng | - Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911) - surname Qing |
| 清 | qīng | - (of water etc) clear; clean - quiet; still - pure; uncorrupted - clear; distinct - to clear; to settle (accounts) |
| 高 | gāo | - surname Gao |
| 高 | gāo | - high - tall - above average - loud - your (honorific) |
Other Words Containing 自命清高
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 |
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