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Definition(s) for: 不堪一击

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不堪一击 bù kān - yī jī - (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow

List Ranking for: 不堪一击

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 22,686 26,955 15,913

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
堪 kān- (bound form) may; can
- (bound form) to endure; to bear
- (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
一 yī- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
击 jī- to hit
- to strike
- to break
- Taiwan pr. [ji2]

Other Words Containing 不堪一击

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不堪一击 - - 22,686 26,955 15,913