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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 华而不实

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
华而不实 huá ér bù shí - flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside
- flashy

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
- - 17,124 42,417 27,862

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
huá- abbr. for China
huà- Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi
- surname Hua
huā- old variant of 花[hua1]
- flower
huá- magnificent
- splendid
- flowery
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
shí- real
- true
- honest
- really
- solid
- fruit
- seed
- definitely

Other Words Containing 华而不实

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
华而不实 - - 17,124 42,417 27,862