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Definition(s) for: 藏污纳垢

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
藏污纳垢 cáng wū nà gòu - to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- aiding and abetting wicked deeds

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
- - 54,319 65,295 47,193

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zàng- Tibet
- abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏[Xi1 zang4]
cáng- to conceal
- to hide away
- to harbor
- to store
- to collect
zàng- storehouse
- depository
- Buddhist or Taoist scripture
- dirty
- filthy
- foul
- corrupt
- to smear
- to defile
- dirt
- filth
- variant of 污[wu1]
- variant of 污[wu1]
- surname Na
- to receive
- to accept
- to enjoy
- to bring into
- to pay (tax etc)
- nano- (one billionth)
- to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
gòu- dirt
- disgrace

Other Words Containing 藏污纳垢

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
藏污纳垢 - - 54,319 65,295 47,193