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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 臭虫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
臭虫 chòu chóng - bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
- tick

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
- - 11,979 50,900 46,952

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chòu- stench
- smelly
- to smell (bad)
- repulsive
- loathsome
- terrible
- bad
- severely
- ruthlessly
- dud (ammunition)
xiù- sense of smell
- smell bad
chóng- variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
chóng- lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
- CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
- (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Other Words Containing 臭虫

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
臭虫 - - 11,979 50,900 46,952