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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 虚张声势

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
虚张声势 xū zhāng - shēng shì - (idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength

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
- - 10,217 45,104 33,633

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
虚 xū- emptiness
- void
- abstract theory or guiding principles
- empty or unoccupied
- diffident or timid
- false
- humble or modest
- (of health) weak
- virtual
- in vain
张 zhāng- surname Zhang
张 zhāng- to open up
- to spread
- sheet of paper
- classifier for flat objects, sheet
- classifier for votes
声 shēng- sound
- voice
- tone
- noise
- reputation
- classifier for sounds
势 shì- power
- influence
- potential
- momentum
- tendency
- trend
- situation
- conditions
- outward appearance
- sign
- gesture
- male genitals

Other Words Containing 虚张声势

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
虚张声势 - - 10,217 45,104 33,633