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Definition(s) for: 嬉笑怒骂

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
嬉笑怒骂 xī xiào nù mà - lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
- fig. all kinds of emotions
- to mock and scold
- (of writing) freely roving
- following the author's fancy

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
- - 54,904 63,865 39,811

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
嬉 xī- amusement
笑 xiào- to laugh; to smile
- to laugh at
笑 xiào- old variant of 笑[xiao4]
怒 nù- anger
- fury
- flourishing
- vigorous
骂 mà- to scold
- to abuse
- to curse
- CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
骂 mà- variant of 罵|骂[ma4]

Other Words Containing 嬉笑怒骂

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
嬉笑怒骂 - - 54,904 63,865 39,811