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HSK 5
HSK 5
厘
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (18)
公厘
gōnglí
decigram
厘克
líkè
centigram
厘升
líshēng
centiliter
厘米
límǐ
centimeter
厘金
líjīn
a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
巴厘
Bālí
Bali (island province of Indonesia)
厘清
líqīng
to clarify (the facts)
厘米
límǐ
centimeter
无厘头
wúlítóu
silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
车厘子
chēlízi
(American) cherry (loanword)
巴厘岛
BālíDǎo
Bali (island in Indonesia)
立方厘米
lìfānglímǐ
cubic centimeter
析毫剖厘
xīháopōulí
to analyze in the finest detail
失之毫厘，差以千里
shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，谬以千里
chāzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
失之毫厘，谬以千里
shīzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里
shīzhīháolí,chàzhīqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，失之千里
chāzhīháolí,shīzhīqiānlǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,261
- Word Frequency Rank
- 3,029 of 84,292