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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 适得其反
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 适得其反 | shì dé qí fǎn | - to produce the opposite of the desired result |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 25,852 | 27,256 | 22,025 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 适 | kuò | - see 李适[Li3 Kuo4] |
| 适 | shì | - surname Shi |
| 适 | shì | - to fit - suitable - proper - just (now) - comfortable - well - to go - to follow or pursue |
| 得 | dé | - to obtain - to get - to gain - to catch (a disease) - proper - suitable - proud - contented - to allow - to permit - ready - finished |
| 得 | de | - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 | děi | - to have to - must - ought to - to need to |
| 其 | qí | - his - her - its - their - that - such - it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 反 | fǎn | - contrary - in reverse - inside out or upside down - to reverse - to return - to oppose - opposite - against - anti- - to rebel - to use analogy - instead - abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system |
Other Words Containing 适得其反
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 适得其反 | - | - | 25,852 | 27,256 | 22,025 |