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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 螳臂当车
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 螳臂当车 | táng bì dāng chē | - lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) - fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible - also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[tang2 bi4 dang3 che1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 83,014 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 螳 | táng | - praying mantis |
| 臂 | bì | - arm |
| 当 | dāng | - (onom.) dong - ding dong (bell) |
| 当 | dāng | - to be - to act as - manage - withstand - when - during - ought - should - match equally - equal - same - obstruct - just at (a time or place) - on the spot - right - just at |
| 当 | dàng | - at or in the very same... - suitable - adequate - fitting - proper - to replace - to regard as - to think - to pawn - (coll.) to fail (a student) |
| 车 | chē | - surname Che |
| 车 | chē | - car - vehicle - CL:輛|辆[liang4] - machine - to shape with a lathe - Kangxi radical 159 |
| 车 | jū | - war chariot (archaic) - rook (in Chinese chess) - rook (in chess) |
Other Words Containing 螳臂当车
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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