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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 马后炮
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 马后炮 | mǎ hòu pào | - lit. firing after the horse - fig. belated action - giving advice in hindsight |
| 马后炮 | mǎ hòu pào | - lit. firing after the horse - fig. belated action - giving advice in hindsight |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 25,468 | 62,963 | 36,077 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 马 | mǎ | - surname Ma - abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] |
| 马 | mǎ | - horse - CL:匹[pi3] - horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess - knight in Western chess |
| 后 | hòu | - surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | - empress - queen - (archaic) monarch - ruler |
| 后 | hòu | - back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later - post- |
| 炮 | bāo | - to sauté - to fry - to dry by heating |
| 炮 | páo | - to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) |
| 炮 | pào | - cannon - CL:座[zuo4] - firecracker |
| 炮 | pào | - variant of 炮[pao4] |
Other Words Containing 马后炮
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 马后炮 | - | 9 | 25,468 | 62,963 | 36,077 |