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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 难兄难弟
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 难兄难弟 | nán xiōng nán dì | - lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom) - fig. one is just as bad as the other |
| 难兄难弟 | nàn xiōng nàn dì | - brothers in hardship (idiom) - fellow sufferers - in the same boat |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 54,332 | 60,765 | 44,219 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 难 | nán | - difficult (to...) - problem - difficulty - difficult - not good |
| 难 | nàn | - disaster - distress - to scold |
| 兄 | xiōng | - elder brother |
| 难 | nán | - difficult (to...) - problem - difficulty - difficult - not good |
| 难 | nàn | - disaster - distress - to scold |
| 弟 | dì | - younger brother - junior male - I (modest word in letter) |
| 弟 | tì | - variant of 悌[ti4] |
Other Words Containing 难兄难弟
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 难兄难弟 | - | - | 54,332 | 60,765 | 44,219 |