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Definition(s) for: 三令五申

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn - to order again and again (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
- - - 44,343 68,393

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
sān- surname San
sān- three
- 3
líng- used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]
- used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])
lǐng- classifier for a ream of paper
lìng- to order
- to command
- an order
- warrant
- writ
- to cause
- to make sth happen
- virtuous
- honorific title
- season
- government position (old)
- type of short song or poem
- five
- 5
shēn- old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4hai3]
- surname Shen
shēn- to extend
- to state
- to explain
- 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
- ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

Other Words Containing 三令五申

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