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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 作曲
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 作曲 | zuò qǔ | - to compose (music) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 13,066 | 18,971 | 15,164 |
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 |
| 曲 | qū | - surname Qu |
| 曲 | qū | - bent - crooked - wrong |
| 曲 | qǔ | - tune - song - CL:支[zhi1] |
| 曲 | qū | - variant of 麴|曲[qu1] |
| 曲 | qū | - fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) - Taiwan pr. [qu2] |
Other Words Containing 作曲
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