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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
jiē- see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
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)
wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
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