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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
jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
féng- to sew
- to stitch
fèng- seam
- crack
- narrow slit
- CL:道[dao4]
chā- to insert
- stick in
- pierce
- to take part in
- to interfere
- to interpose
chā- old variant of 插[cha1]
zhēn- needle
- pin
- injection
- stitch
- CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
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