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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 十年磨一剑
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 63,265 | - | - |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 十 | shí | - ten - 10 |
| 年 | nián | - surname Nian |
| 年 | nián | - year - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 年 | nián | - grain - harvest (old) - variant of 年[nian2] |
| 磨 | mó | - to rub - to grind - to polish - to sharpen - to wear down - to die out - to waste time - to pester - to insist |
| 磨 | mò | - grindstone - to grind - to turn round |
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 剑 | jiàn | - double-edged sword - CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] - classifier for blows of a sword |
| 剑 | jiàn | - variant of 劍|剑[jian4] |
Other Words Containing 十年磨一剑
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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