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Definition(s) for: 顺手牵羊

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng - lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom)
- fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off

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
- - 21,382 52,191 34,874

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shùn- to obey
- to follow
- to arrange
- to make reasonable
- along
- favorable
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
qiān- to lead along
- to pull (an animal on a tether)
- (bound form) to involve
- to draw in
yáng- surname Yang
yáng- sheep; goat
- CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 顺手牵羊

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
顺手牵羊 - - 21,382 52,191 34,874