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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 无中生有

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
无中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu - to create something from nothing (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
- - 19,617 31,065 22,320

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
zhōng- (bound form) China; Chinese
- surname Zhong
zhōng- within; among; in
- middle; center
- while (doing sth); during
- (dialect) OK; all right
zhòng- to hit (the mark)
- to be hit by
- to suffer
- to win (a prize, a lottery)
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)

Other Words Containing 无中生有

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
无中生有 - - 19,617 31,065 22,320