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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 消遣

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
消遣 xiāo qiǎn - to while the time away
- amusement
- pastime
- recreation
- to make sport of

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
- 8 10,131 21,601 14,404

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
消 xiāo- to diminish; to subside
- to consume; to reduce
- to idle away (the time)
- (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
遣 qiǎn- (bound form) to dispatch; to send
- (bound form) to drive away; to dispel

Other Words Containing 消遣

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
消遣 - 8 10,131 21,601 14,404