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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 鞭长莫及
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 鞭长莫及 | biān cháng mò jí | - lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence - too far to be able to help |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 58,319 | 62,016 | 66,756 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 鞭 | biān | - whip or lash - to flog - to whip - conductor's baton - segmented iron weapon (old) - penis (of animal, served as food) |
| 长 | cháng | - length - long - forever - always - constantly |
| 长 | zhǎng | - chief - head - elder - to grow - to develop - to increase - to enhance |
| 莫 | mò | - surname Mo |
| 莫 | mò | - do not - there is none who |
| 及 | jí | - and - to reach - up to - in time for |
Other Words Containing 鞭长莫及
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鞭长莫及 | - | - | 58,319 | 62,016 | 66,756 |