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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 捧哏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
捧哏 pěng gén - straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4kou3 xiang4sheng1])
- (of a straight man) to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏[dou4gen2]

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
- - - 101,570 60,565

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
捧 pěng- to hold or offer with both hands
- to sing the praises of
- classifier for what can be held in both hands
哏 gén- funny
- amusing
- sth comical
哏 hěn- old variant of 狠[hen3]
- old variant of 很[hen3]
- also used as an exclamation of anger

Other Words Containing 捧哏

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