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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 旧闻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
旧闻 jiù wén - outdated news
- old anecdote; stories passed on from former times

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
- - 36,746 65,438 44,792

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
旧 jiù- old
- opposite: new 新
- former
- worn (with age)
闻 wén- surname Wen
闻 wén- to hear
- news
- well-known
- famous
- reputation
- fame
- to smell
- to sniff at

Other Words Containing 旧闻

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
旧闻 - - 36,746 65,438 44,792