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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 顾左右而言他
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 顾左右而言他 | gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā | - (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 74,383 | 70,460 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 顾 | gù | - surname Gu |
| 顾 | gù | - to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to |
| 左 | zuǒ | - surname Zuo |
| 左 | zuǒ | - left - the Left (politics) - east - unorthodox - queer - wrong - differing - opposite - variant of 佐[zuo3] |
| 右 | yòu | - (bound form) right; right-hand side - (bound form) (politics) right of center - (bound form) (old) west - (literary) the right side as the side of precedence |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 他 | tā | - (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his - (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2]) |
Other Words Containing 顾左右而言他
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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