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Definition(s) for: 针尖对麦芒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
针尖对麦芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng - sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (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
- - - 88,476 85,798

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhēn- needle
- pin
- injection
- stitch
- CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
zhēn- variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle
jiān- pointed; tapering; sharp
- (of a sound) shrill; piercing
- (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
- to make (one's voice) shrill
- sharp point; tip
- the best of sth; the cream of the crop
duì- right; correct
- towards; at; for
- concerning; regarding
- to treat (sb a certain way)
- to face
- (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
- to match together; to adjust
- to fit; to suit
- to answer; to reply
- to add; to pour in (a fluid)
- to check; to compare
- classifier: couple; pair
mài- surname Mai
mài- wheat; barley; oats
- mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4ke4feng1])
máng- awn (of cereals)
- arista (of grain)
- tip (of a blade)
- Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass)
- variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan

Other Words Containing 针尖对麦芒

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo