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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 侃侃而谈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
侃侃而谈 kǎn kǎn ér tán - to speak frankly with assurance

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
- - 57,824 31,120 31,401

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
kǎn- upright and honest
- cheerful
- to chat idly
- to boast
- to talk smoothly
kǎn- old variant of 侃[kan3]
kǎn- upright and honest
- cheerful
- to chat idly
- to boast
- to talk smoothly
kǎn- old variant of 侃[kan3]
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
tán- surname Tan
tán- to speak
- to talk
- to converse
- to chat
- to discuss

Other Words Containing 侃侃而谈

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
侃侃而谈 - - 57,824 31,120 31,401