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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 长痛不如短痛
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 长痛不如短痛 | cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng | - better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 70,151 | 38,837 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 长 | cháng | - length - long - forever - always - constantly |
| 长 | zhǎng | - chief - head - elder - to grow - to develop - to increase - to enhance |
| 痛 | tòng | - ache - pain - sorrow - deeply - thoroughly |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 如 | rú | - as - as if - such as |
| 短 | duǎn | - short - brief - to lack - weak point - fault |
| 痛 | tòng | - ache - pain - sorrow - deeply - thoroughly |
Other Words Containing 长痛不如短痛
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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