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Definition(s) for: 牛鬼蛇神

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牛鬼蛇神 niú guǐ shé shén - evil monsters
- (fig.) bad characters
- (political) bad elements

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
- - 70,021 37,361 37,793

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
niú- surname Niu
niú- ox
- cow
- bull
- CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
- newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
- (slang) awesome
guǐ- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
- (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
- sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3])
- one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
shé- snake
- serpent
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- used in 委蛇[wei1yi2]
shé- variant of 蛇[she2]
shén- God
shén- god; deity
- supernatural; magical; mysterious
- spirit; mind; energy
- lively; expressive
- look; expression
- (coll.) awesome; amazing

Other Words Containing 牛鬼蛇神

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
牛鬼蛇神 - - 70,021 37,361 37,793