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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 退避三舍
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 退避三舍 | tuì bì - sān shè | - lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom) - fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 35,300 | 62,572 | 59,662 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 退 | tuì | - to retreat; to withdraw - to reject; to return (sth) - to decline |
| 避 | bì | - to avoid - to shun - to flee - to escape - to keep away from - to leave - to hide from |
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 舍 | shè | - surname She |
| 舍 | shě | - old variant of 捨|舍[she3] |
| 舍 | shè | - (bound form) residence; house - (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) - (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] |
| 舍 | shě | - to give up; to abandon - to give alms |
Other Words Containing 退避三舍
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 退避三舍 | - | - | 35,300 | 62,572 | 59,662 |