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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苟延残喘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苟延残喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn - (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door

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
- - 22,349 51,090 35,006

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gǒu- surname Gou
gǒu- (literary) if indeed
- (bound form) careless; negligent
- (bound form) temporarily
yán- surname Yan
yán- to prolong
- to extend
- to delay
cán- to destroy
- to spoil
- to ruin
- to injure
- cruel
- oppressive
- savage
- brutal
- incomplete
- disabled
- to remain
- to survive
- remnant
- surplus
chuǎn- to gasp
- to pant
- asthma

Other Words Containing 苟延残喘

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
苟延残喘 - - 22,349 51,090 35,006