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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 物以稀为贵
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 物以稀为贵 | wù yǐ xī wéi guì | - the rarer sth is, the greater its value (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 55,986 | 46,763 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 物 | wù | - (bound form) thing - (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself |
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 稀 | xī | - rare - uncommon - watery - sparse |
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
| 贵 | guì | - abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4zhou1] |
| 贵 | guì | - expensive - (bound form) highly valued; precious - (bound form) noble; of high rank - (prefix) (honorific) your |
Other Words Containing 物以稀为贵
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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