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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 贪官

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
贪官 tān guān - corrupt official
- grasping functionary
- greedy mandarin

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
- - 45,387 11,756 6,545

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
贪 tān- to have a voracious desire for
- to covet
- greedy
- corrupt
官 guān- surname Guan
官 guān- government official
- governmental
- official
- public
- organ of the body
- CL:個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 贪官

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
贪官 - - 45,387 11,756 6,545
贪官污吏 - - 67,405 43,764 26,985