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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 高处不胜寒
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 高处不胜寒 | gāo chù bù shèng hán | - it's lonely at the top (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 46,611 | 30,904 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 高 | gāo | - surname Gao |
| 高 | gāo | - high - tall - above average - loud - your (honorific) |
| 处 | chǔ | - to reside - to live - to dwell - to be in - to be situated at - to stay - to get along with - to be in a position of - to deal with - to discipline - to punish |
| 处 | chù | - (bound form) place; locality - (bound form) part; aspect - (bound form) office; department; bureau - classifier for locations: spot, point |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 胜 | shèng | - victory - success - to beat - to defeat - to surpass - victorious - superior to - to get the better of - better than - surpassing - superb (of vista) - beautiful (scenery) - wonderful (view) - (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear - equal to (a task) |
| 寒 | hán | - cold - poor - to tremble |
Other Words Containing 高处不胜寒
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 |
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