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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 虾兵蟹将
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 虾兵蟹将 | xiā bīng xiè jiàng | - shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) - useless troops (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 98,906 | 62,832 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 虾 | há | - used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2ma5] |
| 虾 | xiā | - shrimp - prawn |
| 兵 | bīng | - soldiers - a force - an army - weapons - arms - military - warlike - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 蟹 | xiè | - crab |
| 蟹 | xiè | - variant of 蟹[xie4] |
| 将 | jiāng | - will - shall - to use - to take - to checkmate - just a short while ago - (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) |
| 将 | jiàng | - (bound form) a general - (literary) to command; to lead - (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) |
| 将 | qiāng | - to desire - to invite - to request |
Other Words Containing 虾兵蟹将
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 |
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