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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 放空炮
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 放空炮 | fàng kōng pào | - (lit.) to fire blank shots - (fig.) to be all talk and no action - to shoot one's mouth off - to make empty promises |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 60,286 | - | 89,651 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 放 | fàng | - to put - to place - to release - to free - to let go - to let out - to set off (fireworks) |
| 空 | kōng | - empty - air - sky - in vain |
| 空 | kòng | - to empty - vacant - unoccupied - space - leisure - free time |
| 炮 | bāo | - to sauté - to fry - to dry by heating |
| 炮 | páo | - to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) |
| 炮 | pào | - cannon - CL:座[zuo4] - firecracker |
| 炮 | pào | - variant of 炮[pao4] |
Other Words Containing 放空炮
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 放空炮 | - | - | 60,286 | - | 89,651 |