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Definition(s) for: 开卷有益

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
开卷有益 kāi juàn yǒu yì - lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

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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
- - - 101,634 62,947

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
kāi- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
- carat (gold)
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2]
- abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format
juǎn- to roll up
- roll
- classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
juàn- scroll
- book
- volume
- chapter
- examination paper
- classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
juǎn- to roll up
- to sweep up; to carry along
- a roll
- classifier for rolls, spools etc
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
- surname Yi
- benefit
- profit
- advantage
- beneficial
- to increase
- to add
- all the more

Other Words Containing 开卷有益

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