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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 腰斩
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 腰斩 | yāo zhǎn | - to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) - to cut sth in half - to reduce sth by a dramatic margin - to terminate - to cut short |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 50,845 | 37,880 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 腰 | yāo | - the waist and lower back - (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) - the waist of trousers or a skirt - (metonym) money pouch; pocket - (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) |
| 斩 | zhǎn | - to behead (as form of capital punishment) - to chop |
Other Words Containing 腰斩
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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