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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 灰溜溜
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 灰溜溜 | huī liū liū | - dull gray - gloomy - dejected - crestfallen - with one's tail between one's legs |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 34,212 | 41,606 | 33,200 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 灰 | huī | - ash - dust - lime - gray - discouraged; dejected |
| 溜 | liū | - to slip away - to escape in stealth - to skate |
| 溜 | liù | - swift current; rapids - (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy - (bound form) rain runoff from a roof - (bound form) roof gutter - classifier for rows, lines etc - surroundings; neighborhood - (dialect) to practice - (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) |
| 溜 | liū | - to slip away - to escape in stealth - to skate |
| 溜 | liù | - swift current; rapids - (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy - (bound form) rain runoff from a roof - (bound form) roof gutter - classifier for rows, lines etc - surroundings; neighborhood - (dialect) to practice - (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) |
Other Words Containing 灰溜溜
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 灰溜溜 | - | - | 34,212 | 41,606 | 33,200 |