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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 釜底抽薪

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn - to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
- to pull the carpet from under sb

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
- - - 50,712 61,306

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- kettle
- cauldron
de- (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
- bottom; base
- background; foundation
- copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
- (suffix) end of a year or month
- (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4])
chōu- to draw out
- to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
- (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
- to whip or thrash
xīn- (literary) firewood; fuel
- (bound form) salary

Other Words Containing 釜底抽薪

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