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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 自讨苦吃
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 自讨苦吃 | zì tǎo - kǔ chī | - (idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back |
List Ranking for: 自讨苦吃
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 22,204 | 58,763 | 37,950 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 自 | zì | - (bound form) self; oneself - from; since - naturally; as a matter of course |
| 讨 | tǎo | - to invite - to provoke - to demand or ask for - to send armed forces to suppress - to denounce or condemn - to marry (a woman) - to discuss or study |
| 苦 | kǔ | - bitter - hardship - pain - to suffer - to bring suffering to - painstakingly |
| 吃 | chī | - to eat; to consume - to eat at (a cafeteria etc) - to eradicate; to destroy - to absorb - to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) |
| 吃 | chī | - variant of 吃[chi1] |
Other Words Containing 自讨苦吃
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 自讨苦吃 | - | - | 22,204 | 58,763 | 37,950 |