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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蠢蠢欲动

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蠢蠢欲动 chǔn chǔn yù dòng - to begin to stir (idiom)
- to get restless
- to become threatening

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
- - 18,266 25,647 17,428

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chǔn- stupid
- sluggish
- clumsy
- to wiggle (of worms)
- to move in a disorderly fashion
chǔn- variant of 蠢[chun3]
- stupid
chǔn- stupid
- sluggish
- clumsy
- to wiggle (of worms)
- to move in a disorderly fashion
chǔn- variant of 蠢[chun3]
- stupid
- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
dòng- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

Other Words Containing 蠢蠢欲动

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
蠢蠢欲动 - - 18,266 25,647 17,428