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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 磨刀不误砍柴工
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 磨刀不误砍柴工 | mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng | - lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) - fig. time invested in preparations is not lost - a beard well lathered is half shaved |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 62,547 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 磨 | mó | - to rub - to grind - to polish - to sharpen - to wear down - to die out - to waste time - to pester - to insist |
| 磨 | mò | - grindstone - to grind - to turn round |
| 刀 | dāo | - surname Dao |
| 刀 | dāo | - knife - blade - single-edged sword - cutlass - CL:把[ba3] - (slang) dollar (loanword) - classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) - classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 误 | wù | - mistake - error - to miss - to harm - to delay - to neglect - mistakenly |
| 砍 | kǎn | - to chop - to cut down - to throw sth at sb |
| 柴 | chái | - surname Chai |
| 柴 | chái | - firewood - lean (of meat) - thin (of a person) |
| 工 | gōng | - work - worker - skill - profession - trade - craft - labor |
Other Words Containing 磨刀不误砍柴工
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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