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Definition(s) for: 疏而不漏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu - loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

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
- - - 65,504 47,546

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shū- surname Shu
shū- to dredge
- to clear away obstruction
- thin
- sparse
- scanty
- distant (relation)
- not close
- to neglect
- negligent
- to present a memorial to the Emperor
- commentary
- annotation
shū- variant of 疏[shu1]
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
lòu- to leak
- to divulge
- to leave out by mistake
- waterclock or hourglass (old)

Other Words Containing 疏而不漏

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