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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 故弄玄虚
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 故弄玄虚 | gù nòng xuán xū | - deliberately mystifying - to make sth unnecessarily complicated |
List Ranking for: 故弄玄虚
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 39,123 | 52,496 | 45,766 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 故 | gù | - happening - instance - reason - cause - intentional - former - old - friend - therefore - hence - (of people) to die, dead |
| 弄 | lòng | - lane - alley |
| 弄 | nòng | - to do - to manage - to handle - to play with - to fool with - to mess with - to fix - to toy with |
| 弄 | nòng | - old variant of 弄[nong4] |
| 弄 | lòng | - variant of 弄[long4] |
| 玄 | xuán | - black - mysterious |
| 虚 | xū | - emptiness - void - abstract theory or guiding principles - empty or unoccupied - diffident or timid - false - humble or modest - (of health) weak - virtual - in vain |
Other Words Containing 故弄玄虚
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 故弄玄虚 | - | - | 39,123 | 52,496 | 45,766 |