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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 世故

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
世故 shì gù - the ways of the world
世故 shì gu - sophisticated
- worldly-wise

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
- 8 18,420 24,304 10,361

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
世 shì- surname Shi
世 shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble
故 gù- happening
- instance
- reason
- cause
- intentional
- former
- old
- friend
- therefore
- hence
- (of people) to die, dead

Other Words Containing 世故

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
世故 - 8 18,420 24,304 10,361