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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 敲诈勒索

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
敲诈勒索 qiāo zhà lè suǒ - extortion and blackmail (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
- - 20,307 24,874 41,042

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiāo- to hit
- to strike
- to tap
- to rap
- to knock
- to rip sb off
- to overcharge
zhà- to cheat
- to swindle
- to pretend
- to feign
- to draw sb out
- to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
- (literary) bridle; halter; headstall
- to rein in
- to compel; to force
- (literary) to carve; to engrave
- (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc)
- (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1])
lēi- to strap tightly
- to bind
suǒ- surname Suo
- abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3ma3li3], Somalia
suǒ- to search
- to demand
- to ask
- to exact
- large rope
- isolated

Other Words Containing 敲诈勒索

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
敲诈勒索 - - 20,307 24,874 41,042