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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 声东击西

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
声东击西 shēng dōng jī xī - to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
- to create a diversion

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
- - - 59,562 59,538

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shēng- sound
- voice
- tone
- noise
- reputation
- classifier for sounds
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
- to hit
- to strike
- to break
- Taiwan pr. [ji2]
西 - the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 - west

Other Words Containing 声东击西

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