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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 学而优则仕
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 学而优则仕 | xué ér yōu zé shì | - one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 77,524 | 87,739 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 学 | xué | - to learn - to study - to imitate - science - -ology |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 优 | yōu | - excellent - superior |
| 则 | zé | - (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then - (bound form) standard; norm - (bound form) principle - (literary) to imitate; to follow - classifier for written items |
| 仕 | shì | - to serve as an official - an official - the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] |
Other Words Containing 学而优则仕
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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