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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 釜 | fǔ | - kettle - cauldron |
| 底 | de | - (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) |
| 底 | dǐ | - 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]) |
| 抽 | 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 |
| 薪 | xīn | - (literary) firewood; fuel - (bound form) salary |
Other Words Containing 釜底抽薪
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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