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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 阴差阳错
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 阴差阳错 | yīn chā yáng cuò | - (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events |
List Ranking for: 阴差阳错
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 43,329 | 39,336 | 24,371 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 阴 | yīn | - surname Yin |
| 阴 | yīn | - overcast (weather) - cloudy - shady - Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) - negative (electric.) - feminine - moon - implicit - hidden - genitalia |
| 阴 | yīn | - variant of 陰|阴[yin1] |
| 差 | chā | - difference; discrepancy - (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) - (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly |
| 差 | chà | - different - wrong; mistaken - to fall short; to lack - not up to standard; inferior - Taiwan pr. [cha1] |
| 差 | chāi | - to send (on an errand) - (archaic) person sent on such an errand - job; official post |
| 差 | cī | - used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1] |
| 阳 | yáng | - positive (electric.) - sun - male principle (Taoism) - Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] |
| 错 | cuò | - surname Cuo |
| 错 | cuò | - mistake - wrong - bad - interlocking - complex - to grind - to polish - to alternate - to stagger - to miss - to let slip - to evade - to inlay with gold or silver |
Other Words Containing 阴差阳错
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阴差阳错 | - | - | 43,329 | 39,336 | 24,371 |