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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 虎背熊腰
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 虎背熊腰 | hǔ bèi xióng yāo | - back of a tiger and waist of a bear - tough and stocky build |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 71,266 | 46,977 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 虎 | hǔ | - tiger - CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 背 | bēi | - to be burdened - to carry on the back or shoulder |
| 背 | bèi | - the back of a body or object - to turn one's back - to hide something from - to learn by heart - to recite from memory - (slang) unlucky - hard of hearing |
| 背 | bēi | - variant of 背[bei1] |
| 熊 | xióng | - surname Xiong |
| 熊 | xióng | - bear - (coll.) to scold; to rebuke - (coll.) weak; incapable |
| 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) |
Other Words Containing 虎背熊腰
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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