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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不得劲

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不得劲 bù dé jìn - awkward
- unhandy
- be indisposed
- not feel well

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
- - 87,137 89,215 46,600

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- to obtain
- to get
- to gain
- to catch (a disease)
- proper
- suitable
- proud
- contented
- to allow
- to permit
- ready
- finished
de- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi- to have to
- must
- ought to
- to need to
jìn- strength
- energy
- enthusiasm
- spirit
- mood
- expression
- interest
- CL:把[ba3]
- Taiwan pr. [jing4]
jìng- stalwart
- sturdy
- strong
- powerful

Other Words Containing 不得劲

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
不得劲 - - 87,137 89,215 46,600