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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寡言

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寡言 guǎ yán - taciturn
- reticent

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
- - 43,376 61,306 33,619

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
guǎ- few
- scant
- widowed
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk

Other Words Containing 寡言

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
沉默寡言 - - 21,002 37,756 34,153
寡言 - - 43,376 61,306 33,619