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Definition(s) for: 隔靴搔痒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
隔靴搔痒 gé xuē sāo yǎng - lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
- fig. beside the point
- ineffectual

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
- - - 73,791 65,494

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to separate
- to partition
- to stand or lie between
- at a distance from
- after or at an interval of
xuē- boots
xuē- variant of 靴[xue1]
sāo- to scratch
- old variant of 騷|骚[sao1]
yǎng- variant of 癢|痒[yang3]
- to itch
- to tickle
yǎng- to itch
- to tickle

Other Words Containing 隔靴搔痒

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