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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 泛泛而谈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
泛泛而谈 fàn fàn ér tán - to speak in general terms

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
- - 47,356 99,020 99,337

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]
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]
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
tán- surname Tan
tán- to speak
- to talk
- to converse
- to chat
- to discuss

Other Words Containing 泛泛而谈

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
泛泛而谈 - - 47,356 99,020 99,337