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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 涂脂抹粉
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 涂脂抹粉 | tú zhī - mǒ fěn | - (idiom) to put on makeup - (idiom) to prettify |
List Ranking for: 涂脂抹粉
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 56,960 | 70,276 | 60,847 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 涂 | tú | - surname Tu |
| 涂 | tú | - variant of 途[tu2] |
| 涂 | tú | - to apply (paint etc) - to smear - to daub - to blot out - to scribble - to scrawl - (literary) mud - street |
| 脂 | zhī | - fat - rouge (cosmetics) - resin |
| 抹 | mā | - to wipe |
| 抹 | mǒ | - to smear - to wipe - to erase - classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc |
| 抹 | mò | - to plaster - to go around - to skirt |
| 粉 | fěn | - powder - cosmetic face powder - food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour - to turn to powder - (dialect) to whitewash - white - pink - (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1]) - to be a fan of |
Other Words Containing 涂脂抹粉
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 涂脂抹粉 | - | - | 56,960 | 70,276 | 60,847 |