Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不利

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不利 bù lì - unfavorable
- disadvantageous
- harmful
- detrimental

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
- 5 4,161 4,421 9,715

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
利 lì- surname Li
利 lì- sharp
- favorable
- advantage
- benefit
- profit
- interest
- to do good to
- to benefit

Other Words Containing 不利

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
不利 - 5 4,161 4,421 9,715