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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 要饭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
要饭 yào fàn - to beg (for food or money)

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
- - 22,425 31,755 22,244

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
要 yāo- (bound form) to demand; to coerce
要 yào- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
- if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
- (bound form) important
饭 fàn- cooked rice
- CL:碗[wan3]
- meal
- CL:頓|顿[dun4]
- (loanword) fan
- devotee

Other Words Containing 要饭

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
要饭 - - 22,425 31,755 22,244