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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 直白

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
直白 zhí bái - to speak frankly
- frank; open; blunt

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
- - 20,534 23,636 13,867

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
直 zhí- surname Zhi
- Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
直 zhí- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
- vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
白 bái- surname Bai
白 bái- white
- snowy
- pure
- bright
- empty
- blank
- plain
- clear
- to make clear
- in vain
- gratuitous
- free of charge
- reactionary
- anti-communist
- funeral
- to stare coldly
- to write wrong character
- to state
- to explain
- vernacular
- spoken lines in opera

Other Words Containing 直白

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
直白 - - 20,534 23,636 13,867