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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 易守难攻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
易守难攻 yì shǒu nán gōng - easily guarded, hard to attack

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
- - - 76,297 114,654

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Yi
- abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4jing1], the Book of Changes
- easy
- amiable
- to change
- to exchange
- prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
shǒu- to guard
- to defend
- to keep watch
- to abide by the law
- to observe (rules or ritual)
- nearby
- adjoining
nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold
gōng- to attack
- to accuse
- to study
- (LGBT) top

Other Words Containing 易守难攻

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