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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 巧言令色
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 巧言令色 | qiǎo yán lìng sè | - to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 93,157 | 52,154 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 巧 | qiǎo | - opportunely - coincidentally - as it happens - skillful - timely |
| 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 令 | líng | - used in 脊令[ji2 ling2] - used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4]) |
| 令 | lǐng | - classifier for a ream of paper |
| 令 | lìng | - to order - to command - an order - warrant - writ - to cause - to make sth happen - virtuous - honorific title - season - government position (old) - type of short song or poem |
| 色 | sè | - color - CL:種|种[zhong3] - look - appearance - sex |
| 色 | shǎi | - (coll.) color - used in 色子[shai3zi5] |
Other Words Containing 巧言令色
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 |
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