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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 装神弄鬼
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 装神弄鬼 | zhuāng shén - nòng guǐ | - lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 37,529 | 62,197 | 54,117 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 装 | zhuāng | - adornment - to adorn - dress - clothing - costume (of an actor in a play) - to play a role - to pretend - to install - to fix - to wrap (sth in a bag) - to load - to pack |
| 神 | shén | - God |
| 神 | shén | - god; deity - supernatural; magical; mysterious - spirit; mind; energy - lively; expressive - look; expression - (coll.) awesome; amazing |
| 弄 | lòng | - lane - alley |
| 弄 | nòng | - to do - to manage - to handle - to play with - to fool with - to mess with - to fix - to toy with |
| 弄 | nòng | - old variant of 弄[nong4] |
| 弄 | lòng | - variant of 弄[long4] |
| 鬼 | guǐ | - disembodied spirit; ghost; devil - (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc - sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]) - one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy |
Other Words Containing 装神弄鬼
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 装神弄鬼 | - | - | 37,529 | 62,197 | 54,117 |