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Definition(s) for: 捕风捉影

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
捕风捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng - lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- to act on hearsay evidence

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
- - 28,300 44,679 30,402

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
捕 bǔ- to catch; to seize; to capture
风 fēng- wind
- news
- style
- custom
- manner
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
捉 zhuō- to clutch
- to grab
- to capture
影 yǐng- picture
- image
- film
- movie
- photograph
- reflection
- shadow
- trace

Other Words Containing 捕风捉影

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
捕风捉影 - - 28,300 44,679 30,402