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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 甘之如饴
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 甘之如饴 | gān zhī rú yí | - lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly - a glutton for punishment |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 90,293 | 76,271 | 39,143 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 甘 | gān | - surname Gan - abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1su4 Sheng3] |
| 甘 | gān | - (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) - to be willing (to do sth) |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 如 | rú | - as - as if - such as |
| 饴 | yí | - maltose syrup |
Other Words Containing 甘之如饴
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 甘之如饴 | - | - | 90,293 | 76,271 | 39,143 |