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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 吞吞吐吐
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 吞吞吐吐 | tūn tūn tǔ tǔ | - to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth - to speak and break off, then start again - to hold sth back |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 29,045 | 39,431 | 51,105 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 吞 | tūn | - to swallow - to take |
| 吞 | tūn | - to swallow - to take |
| 吐 | tǔ | - to spit - to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) - to say - to pour out (one's grievances) |
| 吐 | tù | - to vomit - to throw up |
| 吐 | tǔ | - to spit - to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) - to say - to pour out (one's grievances) |
| 吐 | tù | - to vomit - to throw up |
Other Words Containing 吞吞吐吐
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吞吞吐吐 | - | - | 29,045 | 39,431 | 51,105 |