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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 胡说

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
胡说 hú shuō - to talk nonsense
- drivel

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
5 7 2,665 17,366 16,457

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Hu
- non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
- reckless
- outrageous
- what?
- why?
- to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
- see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- beard
- mustache
- whiskers
shuì- to persuade
shuō- to speak; to talk; to say
- to explain; to comment
- to scold; to tell off
- (bound form) theory; doctrine
shuō- variant of 說|说[shuo1]

Other Words Containing 胡说

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
胡说 5 7 2,665 17,366 16,457
胡说八道 - - 3,948 24,333 17,481