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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 淡泊明志
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 淡泊明志 | dàn bó míng zhì | - living a simple life as one's ideal (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 60,907 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 淡 | dàn | - insipid - diluted - weak - mild - light in color - tasteless - indifferent - (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen |
| 泊 | bó | - to anchor - touch at - to moor |
| 泊 | pō | - lake - Taiwan pr. [bo2] |
| 明 | míng | - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) - surname Ming - Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God |
| 明 | míng | - bright - opposite: dark 暗[an4] - (of meaning) clear - to understand - next - public or open - wise - generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 志 | zhì | - aspiration - ambition - the will |
| 志 | zhì | - sign - mark - to record - to write a footnote |
Other Words Containing 淡泊明志
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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