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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 凭空捏造

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
凭空捏造 píng kōng niē zào - fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

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
- - 35,710 90,845 90,570

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
píng- variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
píng- to lean against
- to rely on
- on the basis of
- no matter (how, what etc)
- proof
kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time
niē- to hold between the thumb and fingers
- to pinch
- to mold (using the fingers)
- to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)
- to join together
- to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
niē- variant of 捏[nie1]
zào- to make
- to build
- to manufacture
- to invent
- to fabricate
- to go to
- party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
- crop
- classifier for crops

Other Words Containing 凭空捏造

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
凭空捏造 - - 35,710 90,845 90,570