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Definition(s) for: 利欲熏心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn - blinded by greed (idiom)

List Ranking for: 利欲熏心

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 42,402 55,390 48,727

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
利 lì- surname Li
利 lì- sharp
- favorable
- advantage
- benefit
- profit
- interest
- to do good to
- to benefit
欲 yù- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
欲 yù- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
熏 xūn- to smoke
- to fumigate
- to assail the nostrils
- to perfume
熏 xūn- variant of 熏[xun1]
熏 xūn- fragrance
- warm
- to educate
- variant of 熏[xun1]
- to smoke
- to fumigate
心 xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 利欲熏心

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
利欲熏心 - - 42,402 55,390 48,727