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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 瘠薄

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
瘠薄 jí bó - (of land) infertile
- barren

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
- - 77,204 69,912 70,893

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
瘠 jí- barren
- lean
薄 bó- surname Bo
薄 báo- thin
- cold in manner
- indifferent
- weak
- light
- infertile
薄 bó- meager
- slight
- weak
- ungenerous or unkind
- frivolous
- to despise
- to belittle
- to look down on
- to approach or near
薄 bò- see 薄荷[bo4 he5]

Other Words Containing 瘠薄

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
瘠薄 - - 77,204 69,912 70,893