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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 借刀杀人
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 借刀杀人 | jiè dāo shā rén | - to lend sb a knife to kill sb - to get sb else to do one's dirty work - to attack using the strength of another (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 64,034 | 50,704 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 借 | jiè | - to borrow - (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend - to make use of; to avail oneself of - (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with |
| 借 | jiè | - variant of 借[jie4] |
| 刀 | dāo | - surname Dao |
| 刀 | dāo | - knife - blade - single-edged sword - cutlass - CL:把[ba3] - (slang) dollar (loanword) - classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) - classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 杀 | shā | - to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack - to weaken; to reduce - (dialect) to smart - (used after a verb) extremely |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
Other Words Containing 借刀杀人
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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