Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
百足之虫死而不僵 bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng
old institutions die hard
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. old institutions die hard
- 2. a centipede dies but never falls down
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hundred; numerous; all kinds of
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to be sufficient; foot; ample
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
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bug; insect; worm
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to die; extremely; inflexible
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and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
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