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Definition(s) for: 不痛不痒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不痛不痒 bù tòng bù yǎng - lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
- fig. not getting to any matter of substance
- scratching the surface
- superficial
- perfunctory

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
- - 44,492 46,181 26,142

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
痛 tòng- ache
- pain
- sorrow
- deeply
- thoroughly
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
痒 yǎng- variant of 癢|痒[yang3]
- to itch
- to tickle
痒 yǎng- to itch
- to tickle

Other Words Containing 不痛不痒

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
不痛不痒 - - 44,492 46,181 26,142