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Definition(s) for: 食不果腹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
食不果腹 shí bù guǒ fù - lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)
- fig. poverty-stricken

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 49,351 92,454 68,602

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
食 shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
食 sì- to feed (a person or animal)
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
果 guǒ- fruit
- result
- resolute
- indeed
- if really
果 guǒ- variant of 果[guo3]
- fruit
腹 fù- abdomen
- stomach
- belly

Other Words Containing 食不果腹

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
食不果腹 - - 49,351 92,454 68,602