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Definition(s) for: 依样画葫芦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
依样画葫芦 yī yàng huà hú lu - lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
- fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality

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
- - - 84,140 101,813

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to depend on
- to comply with or listen to sb
- according to
- in the light of
yàng- manner
- pattern
- way
- appearance
- shape
- classifier: kind, type
huà- to draw; to paint
- picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2lu5]
- rush
- reed
- Phragmites communis

Other Words Containing 依样画葫芦

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