Chinese word dictionary

半斤八两

bàn jīn bā liǎng · not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee

Word information

Simplified半斤八两
Traditional半斤八兩
Pinyinbàn jīn bā liǎng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 半斤八两

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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