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Definition(s) for: 鬼使神差

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi - demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- curious coincidence

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
- - 63,806 44,844 39,080

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
鬼 guǐ- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
- (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
- sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3])
- one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
使 shǐ- to make
- to cause
- to enable
- to use
- to employ
- to send
- to instruct sb to do sth
- envoy
- messenger
神 shén- God
神 shén- god; deity
- supernatural; magical; mysterious
- spirit; mind; energy
- lively; expressive
- look; expression
- (coll.) awesome; amazing
差 chā- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
差 chà- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
差 chāi- to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
差 cī- used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]

Other Words Containing 鬼使神差

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
鬼使神差 - - 63,806 44,844 39,080