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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 不明不白
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 不明不白 | bù míng bù bái | - (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 38,134 | 38,554 | 30,124 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 明 | míng | - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) - surname Ming - Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God |
| 明 | míng | - bright - opposite: dark 暗[an4] - (of meaning) clear - to understand - next - public or open - wise - generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 白 | bái | - surname Bai |
| 白 | bái | - white - snowy - pure - bright - empty - blank - plain - clear - to make clear - in vain - gratuitous - free of charge - reactionary - anti-communist - funeral - to stare coldly - to write wrong character - to state - to explain - vernacular - spoken lines in opera |
Other Words Containing 不明不白
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 不明不白 | - | - | 38,134 | 38,554 | 30,124 |