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Definition(s) for: 顾此失彼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
顾此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ - lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
- fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once
- cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other

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
- - 66,494 43,699 54,367

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
顾 gù- surname Gu
顾 gù- to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
此 cǐ- this; these
失 shī- to lose
- to miss
- to fail
彼 bǐ- that
- those
- (one) another

Other Words Containing 顾此失彼

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
顾此失彼 - - 66,494 43,699 54,367