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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 两全其美
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 两全其美 | liǎng quán qí měi | - to satisfy rival demands (idiom) - to get the best of both worlds - to have it both ways - to have one's cake and eat it too |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 27,844 | 45,016 | 39,713 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 两 | liǎng | - two - both - some - a few - tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 全 | quán | - surname Quan |
| 全 | quán | - all - whole - entire - every - complete |
| 其 | qí | - his - her - its - their - that - such - it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 美 | měi | - (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]) - (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]) |
| 美 | měi | - beautiful - very satisfactory; good - to beautify - to be pleased with oneself |
Other Words Containing 两全其美
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 两全其美 | - | - | 27,844 | 45,016 | 39,713 |