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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 防微杜渐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
防微杜渐 fáng wēi dù jiàn - to nip in the bud (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
- - 55,645 60,417 72,409

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
fáng- to protect
- to defend
- to guard against
- to prevent
wēi- surname Wei
- ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
- Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
wēi- tiny
- miniature
- slightly
- profound
- abtruse
- to decline
- one millionth part of
- micro-
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- surname Du
- birchleaf pear (tree)
- to stop
- to prevent
- to restrict
jiān- to imbue
jiàn- gradual
- gradually

Other Words Containing 防微杜渐

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
防微杜渐 - - 55,645 60,417 72,409