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Definition(s) for: 纸包不住火

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
纸包不住火 zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ - lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

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
- - - 93,844 66,115

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhǐ- variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]
zhǐ- paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
- classifier for documents, letters etc
bāo- surname Bao
bāo- to cover
- to wrap
- to hold
- to include
- to take charge of
- to contract (to or for)
- package
- wrapper
- container
- bag
- to hold or embrace
- bundle
- packet
- CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
zhù- to live
- to dwell
- to stay
- to reside
- to stop
- (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
huǒ- surname Huo
huǒ- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86

Other Words Containing 纸包不住火

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