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Definition(s) for: 油腔滑调

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
油腔滑调 yóu qiāng huá diào - flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)
- glib-tongued
- oily

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
- - - 78,291 49,623

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yóu- oil
- fat
- grease
- petroleum
- to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
- oily
- greasy
- glib
- cunning
qiāng- (bound form) cavity
- tune
- accent (in one's speech)
- (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock)
huá- surname Hua
huá- to slip; to slide
- slippery; smooth
- sly; slippery; not to be trusted
diào- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
tiáo- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite

Other Words Containing 油腔滑调

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo