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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鸡肋

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鸡肋 jī lèi - chicken ribs
- sth of little value or interest
- sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up
- to be physically weak

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
- - 65,098 28,958 23,253

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- fowl
- chicken
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- (slang) prostitute
lèi- rib
- Taiwan pr. [le4]

Other Words Containing 鸡肋

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
鸡肋 - - 65,098 28,958 23,253