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Definition(s) for: 斗转星移

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
斗转星移 dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí - lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved
- time flies
- also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]

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
- - - 67,463 47,674

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dǒu- abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
dǒu- dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]
- decaliter
- peck
- cup or dipper shaped object
- old variant of 陡[dou3]
dòu- to fight
- to struggle
- to condemn
- to censure
- to contend
- to put together
- coming together
dòu- variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]
dòu- variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
dòu- variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
zhuǎi- see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
zhuǎn- to turn
- to change direction
- to transfer
- to forward (mail)
- (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
zhuàn- to revolve
- to turn
- to circle about
- to walk about
- classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
- classifier for repeated actions
xīng- star
- heavenly body
- satellite
- small amount
- to move
- to shift
- to change
- to alter
- to remove

Other Words Containing 斗转星移

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