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Definition(s) for: 百家争鸣

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng - a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

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
- - - 34,890 41,457

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bǎi- surname Bai
bǎi- hundred
- numerous
- all kinds of
jiā- home
- family
- (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
- classifier for families or businesses
- refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
- noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
- CL:個|个[ge4]
jiā- used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1ju4]
zhēng- to strive for
- to vie for
- to argue or debate
- deficient or lacking (dialect)
- how or what (literary)
míng- to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
- to make a sound
- to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

Other Words Containing 百家争鸣

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