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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 见微知著
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 见微知著 | jiàn wēi - zhī zhù | - (idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 89,326 | 74,076 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 见 | jiàn | - to see - to meet - to appear (to be sth) - to interview - opinion - view |
| 见 | xiàn | - to appear - also written 現|现[xian4] |
| 微 | wēi | - surname Wei - ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing - Taiwan pr. [Wei2] |
| 微 | wēi | - tiny - miniature - slightly - profound - abtruse - to decline - one millionth part of - micro- - Taiwan pr. [wei2] |
| 知 | zhī | - to know - to be aware |
| 着 | zhāo | - a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) - trick; tactic - (dialect) okay; all right - (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 着 | zháo | - to touch - to come in contact with - to feel - to be affected by - to catch fire - to burn - (coll.) to fall asleep - (after a verb) hitting the mark - succeeding in |
| 着 | zhe | - aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 着 | zhuó | - to wear (clothes) - to contact - to use - to apply |
| 著 | zhù | - to make known - to show - to prove - to write - book - outstanding |
Other Words Containing 见微知著
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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