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Definition(s) for: 难以启齿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ - to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
- to find it hard to speak about sth

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
- - 13,578 48,871 30,252

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- variant of 啟|启[qi3]
- variant of 啟|启[qi3]
- Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
- to open
- to start
- to initiate
- to enlighten or awaken
- to state
- to inform
齿 chǐ- tooth
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]

Other Words Containing 难以启齿

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
难以启齿 - - 13,578 48,871 30,252