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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 隔三差五

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
隔三差五 gé sān - chà wǔ - (idiom) every few days; every once in a while

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
- - 50,578 44,327 28,877

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to separate
- to partition
- to stand or lie between
- at a distance from
- after or at an interval of
sān- surname San
sān- three
- 3
chā- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
chāi- to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
- used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]
- five
- 5

Other Words Containing 隔三差五

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
隔三差五 - - 50,578 44,327 28,877