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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 耳目

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
耳目 ěr mù - eyes and ears
- sb's attention or notice
- information
- knowledge
- spies

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
- - 13,758 30,237 48,992

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
耳 ěr- ear
- handle (archaeology)
- and that is all (Classical Chinese)
目 mù- eye
- (literary) to look; to regard
- eye (of a net); mesh
- mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4])
- item; section
- list; catalogue
- (taxonomy) order
- name; title

Other Words Containing 耳目

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
耳目 - - 13,758 30,237 48,992
耳目一新 - 9 21,100 20,120 26,121
掩人耳目 - - 22,456 49,819 61,104