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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寒酸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寒酸 hán suān - wretched
- poverty-stricken
- unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)

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
- - 22,139 35,350 22,757

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
寒 hán- cold
- poor
- to tremble
酸 suān- sour
- tart
- sick at heart
- grieved
- sore
- aching
- pedantic
- impractical
- to make sarcastic remarks about sb
- an acid

Other Words Containing 寒酸

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
寒酸 - - 22,139 35,350 22,757