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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 马失前蹄
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 马失前蹄 | mǎ shī qián tí | - lit. the horse loses its front hooves - fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 53,903 | 81,414 | 67,187 |
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 |
| 失 | shī | - to lose - to miss - to fail |
| 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 蹄 | tí | - hoof - pig's trotters |
| 蹄 | tí | - variant of 蹄[ti2] |
Other Words Containing 马失前蹄
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 马失前蹄 | - | - | 53,903 | 81,414 | 67,187 |