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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 迎刃而解

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě - lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
- fig. easily solved

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
- - 22,405 27,175 32,173

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yíng- to welcome; to meet
- to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
rèn- edge of blade
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
xiè- surname Xie
jiě- to divide
- to break up
- to split
- to separate
- to dissolve
- to solve
- to melt
- to remove
- to untie
- to loosen
- to open
- to emancipate
- to explain
- to understand
- to know
- a solution
- a dissection
jiè- to transport under guard
xiè- acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
- variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Other Words Containing 迎刃而解

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
迎刃而解 - - 22,405 27,175 32,173