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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 奴才

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
奴才 nú cai - slave
- fig. flunkey

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
- - 25,002 18,419 14,415

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
奴 nú- slave
才 cái- ability; talent
- sb of a certain type
- a capable individual
- then and only then
- just now
- (before an expression of quantity) only
才 cái- (variant of 才[cai2]) just now
- (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only

Other Words Containing 奴才

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
奴才 - - 25,002 18,419 14,415