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Definition(s) for: 心狠手辣

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là - (idiom) vicious; merciless

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
- - 23,146 39,288 34,413

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
hěn- ruthless; fierce; ferocious
- determined; resolute
- to harden (one's heart)
- old variant of 很[hen3]
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- hot (spicy)
- pungent
- (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
- to burn
- old variant of 辣[la4]

Other Words Containing 心狠手辣

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
心狠手辣 - - 23,146 39,288 34,413