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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 捣鬼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
捣鬼 dǎo guǐ - to play tricks; to cause mischief

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
- - 22,714 58,310 71,466

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dǎo- to pound
- to beat
- to hull
- to attack
- to disturb
- to stir
guǐ- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
- (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
- sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3])
- one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

Other Words Containing 捣鬼

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
捣鬼 - - 22,714 58,310 71,466