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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 走南闯北

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
走南闯北 zǒu nán chuǎng běi - to travel extensively

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
- - 79,027 53,591 59,741

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zǒu- to walk
- to go
- to run
- to move (of vehicle)
- to visit
- to leave
- to go away
- to die (euph.)
- from
- through
- away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3])
- to change (shape, form, meaning)
nán- surname Nan
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
nán- south
chuǎng- to rush
- to charge
- to dash
- to break through
- to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated

Other Words Containing 走南闯北

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
走南闯北 - - 79,027 53,591 59,741