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Definition(s) for: 以弱胜强

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
以弱胜强 yǐ ruò shèng qiáng - using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 77,228 91,720

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
以 yǐ- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
以 yǐ- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]
弱 ruò- weak; feeble
- young
- inferior; not as good as
- (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
胜 shèng- victory
- success
- to beat
- to defeat
- to surpass
- victorious
- superior to
- to get the better of
- better than
- surpassing
- superb (of vista)
- beautiful (scenery)
- wonderful (view)
- (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear
- equal to (a task)
强 qiáng- surname Qiang
强 jiàng- stubborn
- unyielding
强 qiáng- strong
- powerful
- better
- slightly more than
- vigorous
- violent
- best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]
强 qiǎng- to force
- to compel
- to strive
- to make an effort
强 jiàng- variant of 強|强[jiang4]
强 qiáng- variant of 強|强[qiang2]
强 qiǎng- variant of 強|强[qiang3]

Other Words Containing 以弱胜强

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