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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 猫腻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
猫腻 māo nì - (coll.) something fishy; shenanigans

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
- - 22,722 29,379 23,153

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
猫 māo- cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
- (dialect) to hide oneself
- (loanword) (coll.) modem
猫 máo- used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2yao1]
腻 nì- greasy
- soft
- unctuous
- intimate
- tired of

Other Words Containing 猫腻

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
猫腻 - - 22,722 29,379 23,153