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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 见缝插针
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 见缝插针 | jiàn fèng chā zhēn | - lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 70,333 | 43,729 | 41,696 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 见 | jiàn | - to see - to meet - to appear (to be sth) - to interview - opinion - view |
| 见 | xiàn | - to appear - also written 現|现[xian4] |
| 缝 | féng | - to sew - to stitch |
| 缝 | fèng | - seam - crack - narrow slit - CL:道[dao4] |
| 插 | chā | - to insert - stick in - pierce - to take part in - to interfere - to interpose |
| 插 | chā | - old variant of 插[cha1] |
| 针 | zhēn | - needle - pin - injection - stitch - CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] |
| 针 | zhēn | - variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle |
Other Words Containing 见缝插针
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 见缝插针 | - | - | 70,333 | 43,729 | 41,696 |