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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 探头探脑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
探头探脑 tàn tóu tàn nǎo - to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)

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
- - 43,255 70,206 77,708

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tàn- to explore
- to search out
- to scout
- to visit
- to stretch forward
tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
tou- suffix for nouns
tàn- to explore
- to search out
- to scout
- to visit
- to stretch forward
nǎo- brain
- mind
- head
- essence

Other Words Containing 探头探脑

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
探头探脑 - - 43,255 70,206 77,708