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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 敲诈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
敲诈 qiāo zhà - to rip off
- to extort (money)
- extortion
- blackmail

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
- 8 6,890 18,181 22,847

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
敲 qiāo- to hit
- to strike
- to tap
- to rap
- to knock
- to rip sb off
- to overcharge
诈 zhà- to cheat
- to swindle
- to pretend
- to feign
- to draw sb out
- to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

Other Words Containing 敲诈

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
敲诈 - 8 6,890 18,181 22,847
敲诈勒索 - - 20,307 24,874 41,042