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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 善罢甘休
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 善罢甘休 | shàn bà - gān xiū | - (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 53,301 | 68,802 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 善 | shàn | - good (virtuous) - benevolent - well-disposed - good at sth - to improve or perfect |
| 罢 | bà | - to stop - to cease - to dismiss - to suspend - to quit - to finish |
| 罢 | ba | - (final particle, same as 吧) |
| 甘 | gān | - surname Gan - abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1su4 Sheng3] |
| 甘 | gān | - (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) - to be willing (to do sth) |
| 休 | xiū | - surname Xiu |
| 休 | xiū | - to rest - to stop doing sth for a period of time - to cease - (imperative) don't |
Other Words Containing 善罢甘休
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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