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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 模棱两可

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
模棱两可 mó léng liǎng kě - equivocal
- ambiguous

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
- - 25,456 43,110 41,310

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to imitate
- model
- norm
- pattern
- mold
- die
- matrix
- pattern
lēng- used in 刺棱[ci1leng1]
- used in 花不棱登[hua1bu5leng1deng1]
- used in 撲棱|扑棱[pu1leng1]
léng- square beam
- variant of 稜|棱[leng2]
léng- arris; edge
- corrugation; ridges
líng- used in 穆稜|穆棱[Mu4 ling2]
liǎng- two
- both
- some
- a few
- tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

Other Words Containing 模棱两可

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
模棱两可 - - 25,456 43,110 41,310