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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 生疏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
生疏 shēng shū - unfamiliar
- strange
- out of practice
- not accustomed

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
6 - 19,010 28,100 21,510

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
shū- surname Shu
shū- to dredge
- to clear away obstruction
- thin
- sparse
- scanty
- distant (relation)
- not close
- to neglect
- negligent
- to present a memorial to the Emperor
- commentary
- annotation
shū- variant of 疏[shu1]

Other Words Containing 生疏

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
生疏 6 - 19,010 28,100 21,510