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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 难 | nán | - difficult (to...) - problem - difficulty - difficult - not good |
| 难 | nàn | - disaster - distress - to scold |
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 启 | qǐ | - variant of 啟|启[qi3] |
| 启 | qǐ | - variant of 啟|启[qi3] |
| 启 | qǐ | - Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC) |
| 启 | qǐ | - 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 难以启齿 | - | - | 13,578 | 48,871 | 30,252 |