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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 捉奸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
捉奸 zhuō jiān - to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)

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
- - 19,817 57,494 35,609

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhuō- to clutch
- to grab
- to capture
jiān- wicked
- crafty
- traitor
- variant of 姦|奸[jian1]
jiān- to fornicate
- to defile
- adultery
- rape

Other Words Containing 捉奸

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
捉奸 - - 19,817 57,494 35,609