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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 裹足不前
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 裹足不前 | guǒ zú bù qián | - to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 33,880 | 57,992 | 43,202 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 裹 | guǒ | - to wrap around - bundle; parcel; package - to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) |
| 足 | jù | - excessive |
| 足 | zú | - (bound form) foot; leg - sufficient; ample - as much as; fully |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
Other Words Containing 裹足不前
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 裹足不前 | - | - | 33,880 | 57,992 | 43,202 |