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Definition(s) for: 高抬贵手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
高抬贵手 gāo tái guì shǒu - to be generous (idiom)
- to be magnanimous
- Give me a break!

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
- - 45,135 59,180 46,726

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gāo- surname Gao
gāo- high
- tall
- above average
- loud
- your (honorific)
tái- to lift
- to raise
- (of two or more persons) to carry
tái- variant of 抬[tai2]
guì- abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4zhou1]
guì- expensive
- (bound form) highly valued; precious
- (bound form) noble; of high rank
- (prefix) (honorific) your
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 高抬贵手

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
高抬贵手 - - 45,135 59,180 46,726