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Definition(s) for: 两袖清风

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
两袖清风 liǎng xiù qīng fēng - lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- uncorrupted
- unsoiled by corrupt practices

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
- - 54,724 66,921 51,862

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
liǎng- two
- both
- some
- a few
- tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
xiù- sleeve
- to tuck inside one's sleeve
qīng- Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911)
- surname Qing
qīng- (of water etc) clear; clean
- quiet; still
- pure; uncorrupted
- clear; distinct
- to clear; to settle (accounts)
fēng- wind
- news
- style
- custom
- manner
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

Other Words Containing 两袖清风

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
两袖清风 - - 54,724 66,921 51,862