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Definition(s) for: 不温不火

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不温不火 bù wēn bù huǒ - (of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm
- moderate
- so-so
- (of a person) calm
- unruffled

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
- - - 38,048 27,034

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
wēn- surname Wen
wēn- warm; lukewarm
- to warm up
- (bound form) temperature
- (bound form) mild; soft; tender
- to review (a lesson etc)
- (TCM) fever
- epidemic; pestilence (old variant of 瘟[wen1])
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
huǒ- surname Huo
huǒ- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86

Other Words Containing 不温不火

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