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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 人浮于事
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 人浮于事 | rén fú yú shì | - more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 53,275 | 55,180 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 浮 | fú | - to float - superficial - floating - unstable - movable - provisional - temporary - transient - impetuous - hollow - inflated - to exceed - superfluous - excessive - surplus |
| 于 | yú | - surname Yu |
| 于 | yú | - to go - to take - sentence-final interrogative particle - variant of 於|于[yu2] |
| 于 | yú | - (of time or place) in; at; on - (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for - (indicating a source) from; out of - (used in comparison) than - (used in the passive voice) by |
| 事 | shì | - matter - thing - item - work - affair - CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] |
Other Words Containing 人浮于事
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 |
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