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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 自掏腰包
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 自掏腰包 | zì tāo yāo bāo | - to pay out of one's own pocket - to dig into one's pocket |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 41,631 | 45,543 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 自 | zì | - (bound form) self; oneself - from; since - naturally; as a matter of course |
| 掏 | tāo | - to fish out (from pocket) - to scoop |
| 掏 | tāo | - variant of 掏[tao1] |
| 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) |
| 包 | bāo | - surname Bao |
| 包 | 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] |
Other Words Containing 自掏腰包
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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