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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 正经八百

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
正经八百 zhèng jīng bā bǎi - very serious
- solemn

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
- - 58,229 93,434 66,593

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
正 zhēng- first month of the lunar year
正 zhèng- straight
- upright
- proper
- main
- principal
- to correct
- to rectify
- exactly
- just (at that time)
- right (in that place)
- (math.) positive
经 jīng- surname Jing
经 jīng- classics
- sacred book
- scripture
- to pass through
- to undergo
- to bear
- to endure
- warp (textile)
- longitude
- menstruation
- channel (TCM)
- abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
八 bā- eight
百 bǎi- surname Bai
百 bǎi- hundred
- numerous
- all kinds of

Other Words Containing 正经八百

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
正经八百 - - 58,229 93,434 66,593