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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 附庸风雅

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
附庸风雅 fù yōng fēng yǎ - (of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti
- to pose as a culture lover
- to be a culture snob
- having pretensions to culture

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
- - - 73,148 55,076

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
附 fù- to add; to attach
- to be close to; to be attached
附 fù- variant of 附[fu4]
庸 yōng- ordinary
- to use
风 fēng- wind
- news
- style
- custom
- manner
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
雅 yǎ- elegant

Other Words Containing 附庸风雅

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo