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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 重操旧业

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
重操旧业 chóng cāo jiù yè - to resume one's old trade (idiom)

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
- - 17,707 55,659 49,878

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chóng- to repeat
- repetition
- again
- re-
- classifier: layer
zhòng- heavy
- serious
- to attach importance to
cāo- to grasp
- to hold
- to operate
- to manage
- to control
- to steer
- to exercise
- to drill (practice)
- to play
- to speak (a language)
cào- variant of 肏[cao4]
cāo- old variant of 操[cao1]
jiù- old
- opposite: new 新
- former
- worn (with age)
- surname Ye
- line of business
- industry
- occupation
- job
- employment
- school studies
- enterprise
- property
- (Buddhism) karma
- deed
- to engage in
- already

Other Words Containing 重操旧业

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
重操旧业 - - 17,707 55,659 49,878