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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 舍本逐末
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 舍本逐末 | shě běn zhú mò | - to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) - to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 65,822 | 39,538 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 舍 | shè | - surname She |
| 舍 | shě | - old variant of 捨|舍[she3] |
| 舍 | shè | - (bound form) residence; house - (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) - (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] |
| 舍 | shě | - to give up; to abandon - to give alms |
| 本 | běn | - (bound form) root; stem - (bound form) origin; source - (bound form) one's own; this - (bound form) this; the current (year etc) - (bound form) original - (bound form) inherent - originally; initially - capital; principal - classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 逐 | zhú | - (bound form) to pursue - to chase away - individually - one by one |
| 末 | mò | - tip - end - final stage - latter part - inessential detail - powder - dust - opera role of old man |
Other Words Containing 舍本逐末
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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