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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 手忙脚乱
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 手忙脚乱 | shǒu máng - jiǎo luàn | - (idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 20,878 | 23,040 | 19,711 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 手 | 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] |
| 忙 | máng | - busy - hurriedly - to hurry - to rush |
| 脚 | jiǎo | - foot - leg (of an animal or an object) - base (of an object) - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] - classifier for kicks |
| 脚 | jué | - role (variant of 角[jue2]) |
| 乱 | luàn | - in confusion or disorder - in a confused state of mind - disorder - upheaval - riot - illicit sexual relations - to throw into disorder - to mix up - indiscriminate - random - arbitrary |
Other Words Containing 手忙脚乱
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 手忙脚乱 | - | - | 20,878 | 23,040 | 19,711 |