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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 言多必失
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 言多必失 | yán duō bì shī | - if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 71,332 | 46,102 | 18,472 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 多 | duō | - many; much; more; a lot of - too many; in excess - (after a numeral) ... odd - how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) - (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 必 | bì | - certainly - must - will - necessarily |
| 失 | shī | - to lose - to miss - to fail |
Other Words Containing 言多必失
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 言多必失 | - | - | 71,332 | 46,102 | 18,472 |