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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 快刀斩乱麻
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 快刀斩乱麻 | kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má | - lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation - cutting the Gordian knot |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 65,612 | 48,823 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 快 | kuài | - rapid - quick - speed - rate - soon - almost - to make haste - clever - sharp (of knives or wits) - forthright - plainspoken - gratified - pleased - pleasant |
| 刀 | dāo | - surname Dao |
| 刀 | dāo | - knife - blade - single-edged sword - cutlass - CL:把[ba3] - (slang) dollar (loanword) - classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) - classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 斩 | zhǎn | - to behead (as form of capital punishment) - to chop |
| 乱 | luàn | - in confusion or disorder - in a confused state of mind - disorder - upheaval - riot - illicit sexual relations - to throw into disorder - to mix up - indiscriminate - random - arbitrary |
| 麻 | má | - surname Ma |
| 麻 | má | - generic name for hemp, flax etc - hemp or flax fiber for textile materials - sesame - CL:縷|缕[lu:3] - (of materials) rough or coarse - pocked - pitted - to have pins and needles or tingling - to feel numb |
| 麻 | má | - hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]) |
Other Words Containing 快刀斩乱麻
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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