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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 苦口婆心
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 苦口婆心 | kǔ kǒu pó xīn | - earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 50,822 | 38,090 | 33,886 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 苦 | kǔ | - bitter - hardship - pain - to suffer - to bring suffering to - painstakingly |
| 口 | kǒu | - mouth - classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) - classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 婆 | pó | - (bound form) grandmother - (bound form) matron - (bound form) mother-in-law - (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship) |
| 心 | xīn | - heart - mind - intention - center - core - CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
Other Words Containing 苦口婆心
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 苦口婆心 | - | - | 50,822 | 38,090 | 33,886 |