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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 支支吾吾

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
支支吾吾 zhī zhī wú wú - to hem and haw
- to stall
- to stammer
- to mumble
- to falter

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
- - 39,709 43,402 47,476

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhī- surname Zhi
zhī- to support
- to sustain
- to erect
- to raise
- branch
- division
- to draw money
- classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
zhī- surname Zhi
zhī- to support
- to sustain
- to erect
- to raise
- branch
- division
- to draw money
- classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
- surname Wu
- (old) I; my
- surname Wu
- (old) I; my

Other Words Containing 支支吾吾

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
支支吾吾 - - 39,709 43,402 47,476