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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 风波

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
风波 fēng bō - disturbance
- crisis
- disputes
- restlessness
- CL:場|场[chang2]

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
- 8 18,336 9,731 14,841

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
风 fēng- wind
- news
- style
- custom
- manner
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
波 bō- (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1lan2])
- surname Bo
波 bō- wave
- ripple
- storm
- surge

Other Words Containing 风波

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
风波 - 8 18,336 9,731 14,841