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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 如饥似渴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě - to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- to long for sth

List Ranking for: 如饥似渴

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 28,936 54,332 54,991

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
如 rú- as
- as if
- such as
饥 jī- (bound form) hungry
饥 jī- variant of 飢|饥[ji1]
似 shì- used in 似的[shi4de5]
似 sì- to seem
- to appear
- to resemble
- similar
- -like
- pseudo-
- (more) than
似 sì- old variant of 似[si4]
渴 kě- thirsty

Other Words Containing 如饥似渴

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
如饥似渴 - - 28,936 54,332 54,991