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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 退而求其次
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 退而求其次 | tuì ér qiú qí cì | - to settle for second best - the next best thing |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 56,493 | 43,222 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 退 | tuì | - to retreat; to withdraw - to reject; to return (sth) - to decline |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 求 | qiú | - to seek - to look for - to request - to demand - to beseech |
| 其 | qí | - his - her - its - their - that - such - it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 次 | cì | - next in sequence - second - the second (day, time etc) - secondary - vice- - sub- - infra- - inferior quality - substandard - order - sequence - hypo- (chemistry) - classifier for enumerated events: time |
Other Words Containing 退而求其次
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 |
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