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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不善

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不善 bù shàn - bad
- ill
- not good at
- not to be pooh-poohed
- quite impressive

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
- - 23,637 12,719 14,172

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
善 shàn- good (virtuous)
- benevolent
- well-disposed
- good at sth
- to improve or perfect

Other Words Containing 不善

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
不善 - - 23,637 12,719 14,172