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Definition(s) for: 惊世骇俗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惊世骇俗 jīng shì hài sú - universally shocking
- to offend the whole of society

List Ranking for: 惊世骇俗

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 28,548 38,223 35,665

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
惊 jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
世 shì- surname Shi
世 shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble
骇 hài- to astonish
- to startle
- to hack (computing, loanword)
俗 sú- custom
- convention
- popular
- common
- coarse
- vulgar
- secular

Other Words Containing 惊世骇俗

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
惊世骇俗 - - 28,548 38,223 35,665