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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 苟 | gǒu | - surname Gou |
| 苟 | gǒu | - (literary) if indeed - (bound form) careless; negligent - (bound form) temporarily |
| 延 | yán | - surname Yan |
| 延 | yán | - to prolong - to extend - to delay |
| 残 | cán | - to destroy - to spoil - to ruin - to injure - cruel - oppressive - savage - brutal - incomplete - disabled - to remain - to survive - remnant - surplus |
| 喘 | 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 |