Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:
Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 滥竽充数
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 滥竽充数 | làn yú chōng shù | - lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products - to masquerade as having an ability - token member of a group |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 43,104 | 64,503 | 52,076 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 滥 | làn | - overflowing - excessive - indiscriminate |
| 竽 | yú | - free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China |
| 充 | chōng | - sufficient; full - to fill - to serve as; to act as - to act falsely as; to pose as |
| 数 | shǔ | - to count - to count as; to regard as - to enumerate; to list |
| 数 | shù | - number; figure - several; a few |
| 数 | shuò | - (literary) frequently; repeatedly |
Other Words Containing 滥竽充数
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 滥竽充数 | - | - | 43,104 | 64,503 | 52,076 |