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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
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
shén- God
shén- god; deity
- supernatural; magical; mysterious
- spirit; mind; energy
- lively; expressive
- look; expression
- (coll.) awesome; amazing
lòng- lane
- alley
nòng- to do
- to manage
- to handle
- to play with
- to fool with
- to mess with
- to fix
- to toy with
nòng- old variant of 弄[nong4]
lòng- variant of 弄[long4]
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