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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 十有八九

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ - most likely
- mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
- vast majority

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
- - 27,605 34,173 22,766

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
十 shí- ten
- 10
有 yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
八 bā- eight
九 jiǔ- nine
- 9

Other Words Containing 十有八九

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
十有八九 - - 27,605 34,173 22,766