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Definition(s) for: 过河拆桥

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
过河拆桥 guò hé - chāi qiáo - lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
- fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal

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
- - - 55,908 27,030

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
guō- surname Guo
guò- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
guo- (experienced action marker)
- river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])
- (bound form) the Yellow River
- (bound form) the Milky Way
- (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2fen3]
chāi- to tear open
- to tear down
- to tear apart
- to open
qiáo- bridge
- CL:座[zuo4]

Other Words Containing 过河拆桥

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo