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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 南腔北调

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
南腔北调 nán qiāng běi diào - a regional accent

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
- - - 91,341 83,681

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
nán- surname Nan
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
nán- south
qiāng- (bound form) cavity
- tune
- accent (in one's speech)
- (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock)
běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated
diào- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
tiáo- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite

Other Words Containing 南腔北调

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