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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 马脚
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 马脚 | mǎ jiǎo | - sth one wishes to conceal - the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 21,276 | 57,301 | 61,463 |
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 |
| 脚 | jiǎo | - foot - leg (of an animal or an object) - base (of an object) - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] - classifier for kicks |
| 脚 | jué | - role (variant of 角[jue2]) |
Other Words Containing 马脚
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