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Definition(s) for: 逆来顺受

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
逆来顺受 nì lái shùn shòu - to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
- to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

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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
- - 28,536 54,626 35,465

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- contrary
- opposite
- backwards
- to go against
- to oppose
- to betray
- to rebel
lái- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5])
- ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2])
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4])
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])
shùn- to obey
- to follow
- to arrange
- to make reasonable
- along
- favorable
shòu- to receive
- to accept
- to suffer
- subjected to
- to bear
- to stand
- pleasant
- (passive marker)
- (LGBT) bottom

Other Words Containing 逆来顺受

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
逆来顺受 - - 28,536 54,626 35,465