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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 温 | wēn | - surname Wen |
| 温 | 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]) |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 火 | huǒ | - surname Huo |
| 火 | 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 |
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