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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 负荆请罪

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì - lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
- fig. to offer sb a humble apology

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
- - 63,562 91,301 65,948

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to bear
- to carry (on one's back)
- to turn one's back on
- to be defeated
- negative (math. etc)
jīng- chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
- alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]
qǐng- to ask
- to invite
- please (do sth)
- to treat (to a meal etc)
- to request
zuì- guilt
- crime
- fault
- blame
- sin
zuì- variant of 罪[zui4], crime

Other Words Containing 负荆请罪

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
负荆请罪 - - 63,562 91,301 65,948