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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 金戈铁马

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
金戈铁马 jīn gē tiě mǎ - very powerful army

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
- - 97,469 57,158 38,022

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- surname Ge
- dagger-axe
- abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]
- (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]
tiě- surname Tie
tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)
- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess

Other Words Containing 金戈铁马

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
金戈铁马 - - 97,469 57,158 38,022