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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 莫名

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
莫名 mò míng - inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable

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
- - 17,486 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
莫 mò- surname Mo
莫 mò- do not
- there is none who
名 míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people

Other Words Containing 莫名

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
莫名其妙 6 8 7,548 7,560 4,124
莫名 - - 17,486 - -