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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牛皮

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牛皮 niú pí - cowhide
- leather
- fig. flexible and tough
- boasting
- big talk

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
- - 19,727 10,949 4,582

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
牛 niú- surname Niu
牛 niú- ox
- cow
- bull
- CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
- newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
- (slang) awesome
皮 pí- surname Pi
皮 pí- leather
- skin
- fur
- CL:張|张[zhang1]
- pico- (one trillionth)
- naughty

Other Words Containing 牛皮

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
牛皮 - - 19,727 10,949 4,582
吹牛皮 - - 23,022 72,493 40,543
牛皮癣 - - 36,931 34,731 32,364
牛皮纸 - - 49,100 59,661 48,297
牛皮菜 - - 83,167 - -