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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 重头戏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
重头戏 zhòng tóu xì - opera (or role) involving much singing and action
- (fig.) highlight
- main feature
- major activity

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
- - 23,313 18,853 24,495

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chóng- to repeat
- repetition
- again
- re-
- classifier: layer
zhòng- heavy
- serious
- to attach importance to
tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
tou- suffix for nouns
- variant of 戲|戏[xi4]
- trick
- drama
- play
- show
- CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]

Other Words Containing 重头戏

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
重头戏 - - 23,313 18,853 24,495