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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 隔靴搔痒
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 隔靴搔痒 | gé xuē sāo yǎng | - lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) - fig. beside the point - ineffectual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 73,791 | 65,494 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 隔 | gé | - to separate - to partition - to stand or lie between - at a distance from - after or at an interval of |
| 靴 | xuē | - boots |
| 靴 | xuē | - variant of 靴[xue1] |
| 搔 | sāo | - to scratch - old variant of 騷|骚[sao1] |
| 痒 | yǎng | - variant of 癢|痒[yang3] - to itch - to tickle |
| 痒 | yǎng | - to itch - to tickle |
Other Words Containing 隔靴搔痒
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 |
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