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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 绿林

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
绿林 lù lín - place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han
- also pr. [Lu:4 lin2]

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
- - 32,054 37,172 48,444

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
绿 - green
- (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
lín- surname Lin
- Japanese surname Hayashi
lín- (bound form) woods; forest
- (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
- (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

Other Words Containing 绿林

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
绿林 - - 32,054 37,172 48,444
绿林好汉 - - 53,006 104,235 97,844