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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 作威作福
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 作威作福 | zuò wēi zuò fú | - tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 31,595 | 57,489 | 45,826 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 作 | zuō | - (bound form) worker - (bound form) workshop - (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 | zuò | - to do; to engage in - to write; to compose - to pretend; to feign - to regard as; to consider to be - to be; to act the part of - to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) - writings; works |
| 威 | wēi | - power - might - prestige |
| 作 | zuō | - (bound form) worker - (bound form) workshop - (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 | zuò | - to do; to engage in - to write; to compose - to pretend; to feign - to regard as; to consider to be - to be; to act the part of - to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) - writings; works |
| 福 | fú | - surname Fu - abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2jian4 sheng3] |
| 福 | fú | - good fortune - happiness - luck |
Other Words Containing 作威作福
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 作威作福 | - | - | 31,595 | 57,489 | 45,826 |