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Definition(s) for: 庖丁解牛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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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
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
páo- kitchen
dīng- surname Ding
dīng- male adult
- the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1gan1]
- fourth (used like "4" or "D")
- small cube of meat or vegetable
- (literary) to encounter
- (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
- (chemistry) butyl
zhēng- used in 丁丁[zheng1zheng1]
xiè- surname Xie
jiě- to divide
- to break up
- to split
- to separate
- to dissolve
- to solve
- to melt
- to remove
- to untie
- to loosen
- to open
- to emancipate
- to explain
- to understand
- to know
- a solution
- a dissection
jiè- to transport under guard
xiè- acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
- variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)
niú- surname Niu
niú- ox
- cow
- bull
- CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
- newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
- (slang) awesome

Other Words Containing 庖丁解牛

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