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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 笔谈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
笔谈 bǐ tán - to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)
- to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue)
- (in book titles) essays
- sketches

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
- - - 75,598 96,651

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
笔 bǐ- pen
- pencil
- writing brush
- to write or compose
- the strokes of Chinese characters
- classifier for sums of money, deals
- CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
谈 tán- surname Tan
谈 tán- to speak
- to talk
- to converse
- to chat
- to discuss

Other Words Containing 笔谈

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo