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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 微言大义
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 微言大义 | wēi yán dà yì | - subtle words with profound meaning (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 90,899 | 65,792 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 微 | wēi | - surname Wei - ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing - Taiwan pr. [Wei2] |
| 微 | wēi | - tiny - miniature - slightly - profound - abtruse - to decline - one millionth part of - micro- - Taiwan pr. [wei2] |
| 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 大 | dà | - big; large; great - older (than another person) - eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) - greatly; freely; fully - (dialect) father - (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 | dài | - see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
| 义 | yì | - surname Yi - (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4]) |
| 义 | yì | - justice - righteousness - meaning - foster (father etc) - adopted - artificial (tooth, limb etc) - relationship - friendship |
Other Words Containing 微言大义
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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