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Definition(s) for: 雕虫小技

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
雕虫小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì - insignificant talent
- skill of no high order
- minor accomplishment

List Ranking for: 雕虫小技

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
- - 30,934 73,521 67,750

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
雕 diāo- to carve
- to engrave
- shrewd
- bird of prey
雕 diāo- variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave
雕 diāo- bird of prey
虫 chóng- variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
虫 chóng- lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
- CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
- (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
小 xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
技 jì- skill

Other Words Containing 雕虫小技

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
雕虫小技 - - 30,934 73,521 67,750