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