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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 少而精

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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
- - - 57,871 62,404

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
shào- young
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
jīng- essence
- extract
- vitality
- energy
- semen
- sperm
- mythical goblin spirit
- highly perfected
- elite
- the pick of sth
- proficient (refined ability)
- extremely (fine)
- selected rice (archaic)

Other Words Containing 少而精

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