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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不速之客

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不速之客 bù sù zhī kè - (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest

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
- - 15,800 37,913 39,191

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
速 sù- fast
- rapid
- quick
- velocity
之 zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
客 kè- customer; visitor; guest
- classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

Other Words Containing 不速之客

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
不速之客 - - 15,800 37,913 39,191