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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 贫乏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
贫乏 pín fá - impoverished
- lacking
- deficient
- limited
- meager
- impoverishment
- lack
- deficiency

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
6 - 31,948 25,734 28,482

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
贫 pín- poor
- inadequate
- deficient
- garrulous
乏 fá- short of
- tired

Other Words Containing 贫乏

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
贫乏 6 - 31,948 25,734 28,482