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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 耳提面命
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 耳提面命 | ěr tí miàn mìng | - to give sincere advice (idiom) - to exhort earnestly |
List Ranking for: 耳提面命
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 83,172 | 103,690 | 96,928 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 耳 | ěr | - ear - handle (archaeology) - and that is all (Classical Chinese) |
| 提 | dī | - used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5] |
| 提 | tí | - to carry (hanging down from the hand) - to lift - to put forward - to mention - to raise (an issue) - upwards character stroke - lifting brush stroke (in painting) - scoop for measuring liquid |
| 面 | miàn | - face - side - surface - aspect - top - classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面 | miàn | - variant of 麵|面[mian4] |
| 面 | miàn | - flour - noodles - (of food) soft (not crunchy) - (slang) (of a person) ineffectual - spineless |
| 命 | mìng | - life - fate - order or command - to assign a name, title etc |
Other Words Containing 耳提面命
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 耳提面命 | - | - | 83,172 | 103,690 | 96,928 |