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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 猝不及防

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
猝不及防 cù bù jí fáng - to be caught off guard
- without warning

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
- - 53,658 35,950 35,192

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
猝 cù- abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
及 jí- and
- to reach
- up to
- in time for
防 fáng- to protect
- to defend
- to guard against
- to prevent

Other Words Containing 猝不及防

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
猝不及防 - - 53,658 35,950 35,192