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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 情有可原

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
情有可原 qíng yǒu kě yuán - pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding 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
- - 26,185 44,409 38,157

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qíng- (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
- (bound form) situation; condition
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source

Other Words Containing 情有可原

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
情有可原 - - 26,185 44,409 38,157