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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 自食其力
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 自食其力 | zì shí qí lì | - lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) - fig. to stand on one's own feet - to earn one's own living |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 22,256 | 38,920 | 30,790 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 自 | zì | - (bound form) self; oneself - from; since - naturally; as a matter of course |
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
| 其 | qí | - his - her - its - their - that - such - it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 力 | lì | - surname Li |
| 力 | lì | - power - force - strength - ability - strenuously |
Other Words Containing 自食其力
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 自食其力 | - | - | 22,256 | 38,920 | 30,790 |