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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
gāo- surname Gao
gāo- high
- tall
- above average
- loud
- your (honorific)
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
chù- (bound form) place; locality
- (bound form) part; aspect
- (bound form) office; department; bureau
- classifier for locations: spot, point
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
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)
hán- cold
- poor
- to tremble

Other Words Containing 高处不胜寒

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo