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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 言之凿凿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
言之凿凿 yán zhī záo záo - (idiom) to speak with conviction

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
- - - 57,361 61,821

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
záo- (bound form) chisel
- to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
- (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
- also pr. [zuo4]
záo- (bound form) chisel
- to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
- (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
- also pr. [zuo4]

Other Words Containing 言之凿凿

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo