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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 嘀咕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
嘀咕 dí gu - to mutter
- to feel apprehensive

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
- - 18,646 17,240 17,684

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
嘀 dī- (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
嘀 dí- used in 嘀咕[di2gu5]
咕 gū- (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Other Words Containing 嘀咕

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
嘀咕 - - 18,646 17,240 17,684
犯嘀咕 - - 81,479 70,036 57,052