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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 泛指

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
泛指 fàn zhǐ - to make a general reference
- to be used in a general sense

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
- - 46,848 45,167 44,278

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
fàn- (bound form) general
- non-specific
- extensive
- pan-
- to flood
- (literary) to float about
- to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
fàn- variant of 泛[fan4]
fàn- variant of 泛[fan4]
zhǐ- finger
- to point at or to
- to indicate or refer to
- to depend on
- to count on
- (of hair) to stand on end

Other Words Containing 泛指

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
泛指 - - 46,848 45,167 44,278