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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 能言善辩

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
能言善辩 néng yán shàn biàn - glib of tongue (idiom)
- eloquent

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
- - 38,753 76,506 72,155

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
néng- surname Neng
néng- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
shàn- good (virtuous)
- benevolent
- well-disposed
- good at sth
- to improve or perfect
biàn- to dispute
- to debate
- to argue
- to discuss

Other Words Containing 能言善辩

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
能言善辩 - - 38,753 76,506 72,155