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Definition(s) for: 评头论足

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
评头论足 píng tóu lùn zú - lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
- fig. to find fault in minor details
- to remark upon a person's appearance
- nitpicking
- overcritical
- judgmental

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
- - 21,559 60,441 43,465

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
píng- to discuss
- to comment
- to criticize
- to judge
- to choose (by public appraisal)
tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
tou- suffix for nouns
lún- abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
lùn- opinion
- view
- theory
- doctrine
- to discuss
- to talk about
- to regard
- to consider
- per
- by the (kilometer, hour etc)
- excessive
- (bound form) foot; leg
- sufficient; ample
- as much as; fully

Other Words Containing 评头论足

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
评头论足 - - 21,559 60,441 43,465