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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 人浮于事

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
人浮于事 rén fú yú shì - more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

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
- - - 53,275 55,180

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to float
- superficial
- floating
- unstable
- movable
- provisional
- temporary
- transient
- impetuous
- hollow
- inflated
- to exceed
- superfluous
- excessive
- surplus
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

Other Words Containing 人浮于事

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