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Definition(s) for: 狼狈为奸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
狼狈为奸 láng bèi wéi jiān - villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)

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
- - 30,972 56,887 42,865

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
láng- wolf
- CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
bèi- a legendary wolf
- distressed
- wretched
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
jiān- wicked
- crafty
- traitor
- variant of 姦|奸[jian1]
jiān- to fornicate
- to defile
- adultery
- rape

Other Words Containing 狼狈为奸

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
狼狈为奸 - - 30,972 56,887 42,865