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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 油腻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
油腻 yóu nì - greasy food; oily food
- (of food) greasy; oily; fatty
- (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar

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
6 - 21,699 16,002 7,509

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
油 yóu- oil
- fat
- grease
- petroleum
- to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
- oily
- greasy
- glib
- cunning
腻 nì- greasy
- soft
- unctuous
- intimate
- tired of

Other Words Containing 油腻

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
油腻 6 - 21,699 16,002 7,509