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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 节外生枝
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 节外生枝 | jié wài - shēng zhī | - (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 45,232 | 57,503 | 69,600 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 节 | jiē | - see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3] |
| 节 | jié | - joint; node - (bound form) section; segment - solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) - seasonal festival - (bound form) to economize; to save - (bound form) moral integrity; chastity - classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc - knot (nautical miles per hour) |
| 外 | wài | - outside - in addition - foreign - external |
| 生 | shēng | - to be born - to give birth - life - to grow - raw - uncooked - student |
| 枝 | zhī | - branch - classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc |
Other Words Containing 节外生枝
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 节外生枝 | - | - | 45,232 | 57,503 | 69,600 |