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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 象牙塔

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
象牙塔 xiàng yá tǎ - ivory tower

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
- - 27,376 44,757 38,052

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
象 xiàng- elephant
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- shape
- form
- appearance
- to imitate
牙 yá- tooth
- ivory
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]
塔 tǎ- pagoda (abbr. of 塔婆[ta3po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4])
- (loanword) (pastry) tart
塔 tǎ- old variant of 塔[ta3]

Other Words Containing 象牙塔

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
象牙塔 - - 27,376 44,757 38,052