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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苦闷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苦闷 kǔ mèn - depressed
- dejected
- feeling low

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
- - 23,311 22,073 16,548

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
闷 mēn- stuffy
- shut indoors
- to smother
- to cover tightly
闷 mèn- bored
- depressed
- melancholy
- sealed
- airtight
- tightly closed

Other Words Containing 苦闷

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
苦闷 - - 23,311 22,073 16,548