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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
zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
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
- surname Qu
- bent
- crooked
- wrong
- tune
- song
- CL:支[zhi1]
- variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
- fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
- Taiwan pr. [qu2]

Other Words Containing 作曲

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
作曲家 - - 11,842 21,344 28,469
作曲 - - 13,066 18,971 15,164