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Definition(s) for: 以强凌弱

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
以强凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò - to use one's strength to bully the weak (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
- - - 92,088 60,258

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
qiáng- surname Qiang
jiàng- stubborn
- unyielding
qiáng- strong
- powerful
- better
- slightly more than
- vigorous
- violent
- best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]
qiǎng- to force
- to compel
- to strive
- to make an effort
jiàng- variant of 強|强[jiang4]
qiáng- variant of 強|强[qiang2]
qiǎng- variant of 強|强[qiang3]
líng- surname Ling
líng- to approach
- to rise high
- thick ice
- to insult or maltreat
ruò- weak; feeble
- young
- inferior; not as good as
- (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Other Words Containing 以强凌弱

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