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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 古为今用
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 69,971 | 94,355 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 古 | gǔ | - surname Gu |
| 古 | gǔ | - ancient - old - paleo- |
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
| 今 | jīn | - now - the present time - current - contemporary - this (day, year etc) |
| 用 | yòng | - to use; to make use of; to employ - (coverb) with; using - to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) - usefulness; utility - (bound form) expense; outlay - (courteous) to eat; to drink - (literary) hence; therefore |
Other Words Containing 古为今用
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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