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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 笨手笨脚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
笨手笨脚 bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo - clumsy
- all thumbs

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
- - - 61,884 38,408

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bèn- stupid
- foolish
- silly
- slow-witted
- clumsy
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
bèn- stupid
- foolish
- silly
- slow-witted
- clumsy
jiǎo- foot
- leg (of an animal or an object)
- base (of an object)
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- classifier for kicks
jué- role (variant of 角[jue2])

Other Words Containing 笨手笨脚

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