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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 似笑非笑
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 似笑非笑 | sì xiào fēi xiào | - like a smile yet not a smile (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 39,096 | 60,604 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 似 | shì | - used in 似的[shi4de5] |
| 似 | sì | - to seem - to appear - to resemble - similar - -like - pseudo- - (more) than |
| 似 | sì | - old variant of 似[si4] |
| 笑 | xiào | - to laugh; to smile - to laugh at |
| 笑 | xiào | - old variant of 笑[xiao4] |
| 非 | fēi | - abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | - to not be; not - wrong; incorrect - non-; un-; in-; de- - to reproach; to blame - (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
| 笑 | xiào | - to laugh; to smile - to laugh at |
| 笑 | xiào | - old variant of 笑[xiao4] |
Other Words Containing 似笑非笑
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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