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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 阿谀奉承
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 阿谀奉承 | ē yú fèng chéng | - flattering and fawning (idiom) - sweet-talking |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 22,882 | 66,501 | 42,843 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 阿 | Ā | - abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1er3ji2li4ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1fu4han4] etc |
| 阿 | ā | - prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity - used in transliteration - also pr. [a4] |
| 阿 | ē | - (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with |
| 谀 | yú | - to flatter |
| 奉 | fèng | - to offer (tribute) - to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) - to esteem - to revere - to believe in (a religion) - to wait upon - to accept orders (from superior) |
| 承 | chéng | - surname Cheng - Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God |
| 承 | chéng | - to bear - to carry - to hold - to continue - to undertake - to take charge - owing to - due to - to receive |
Other Words Containing 阿谀奉承
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿谀奉承 | - | - | 22,882 | 66,501 | 42,843 |