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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鸠占鹊巢

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
鸠 jiū- turtledove
- (literary) to gather
占 zhān- to observe
- to divine
占 zhàn- to take possession of
- to occupy
- to take up
占 zhàn- variant of 占[zhan4]
鹊 què- magpie
巢 cháo- surname Chao
巢 cháo- nest

Other Words Containing 鸠占鹊巢

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