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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 胡作非为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
胡作非为 hú zuò fēi wéi - to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 23,473 44,917 38,267

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
胡 hú- surname Hu
胡 hú- non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
- reckless
- outrageous
- what?
- why?
- to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
胡 hú- see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
胡 hú- beard
- mustache
- whiskers
作 zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
作 zuò- to do; to engage in
- to write; to compose
- to pretend; to feign
- to regard as; to consider to be
- to be; to act the part of
- to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
- writings; works
非 fēi- abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
非 fēi- to not be; not
- wrong; incorrect
- non-; un-; in-; de-
- to reproach; to blame
- (coll.) to insist on; simply must
为 wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]

Other Words Containing 胡作非为

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
胡作非为 - - 23,473 44,917 38,267