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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 口舌

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
口舌 kǒu shé - dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
- to talk sb round

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
- - 16,826 28,387 21,328

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
口 kǒu- mouth
- classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- classifier for bites or mouthfuls
舌 jī- used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
舌 shé- tongue

Other Words Containing 口舌

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
口舌 - - 16,826 28,387 21,328