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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 大爷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
大爷 dà yé - arrogant idler
- self-centered show-off
大爷 dà ye - (coll.) father's older brother
- uncle
- term of respect for older man

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
- 4 10,643 7,218 3,000

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
大 dà- big; large; great
- older (than another person)
- eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3])
- greatly; freely; fully
- (dialect) father
- (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
大 dài- see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
爷 yé- grandpa
- old gentleman

Other Words Containing 大爷

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
大爷 - 4 10,643 7,218 3,000
老大爷 - - 48,031 27,593 18,307