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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不三不四

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不三不四 bù sān - bù sì - (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript

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
- - 36,522 55,955 35,009

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
三 sān- surname San
三 sān- three
- 3
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
四 sì- four
- 4

Other Words Containing 不三不四

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
不三不四 - - 36,522 55,955 35,009