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Definition(s) for: 灰头土脸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灰头土脸 huī tóu tǔ liǎn - head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- covered in dirt
- dejected and depressed

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
- - - 42,558 38,751

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
huī- ash
- dust
- lime
- gray
- discouraged; dejected
tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
tou- suffix for nouns
- Tu (ethnic group)
- surname Tu
- earth
- dust
- clay
- local
- indigenous
- crude opium
- unsophisticated
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
liǎn- face
- CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 灰头土脸

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo