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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 油腔滑调
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 油腔滑调 | yóu qiāng huá diào | - flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) - glib-tongued - oily |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 78,291 | 49,623 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 油 | yóu | - oil - fat - grease - petroleum - to apply tung oil, paint or varnish - oily - greasy - glib - cunning |
| 腔 | qiāng | - (bound form) cavity - tune - accent (in one's speech) - (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock) |
| 滑 | huá | - surname Hua |
| 滑 | huá | - to slip; to slide - slippery; smooth - sly; slippery; not to be trusted |
| 调 | diào | - to transfer - to move (troops or cadres) - to investigate - to enquire into - accent - view - argument - key (in music) - mode (music) - tune - tone - melody |
| 调 | tiáo | - to harmonize - to reconcile - to blend - to suit well - to adjust - to regulate - to season (food) - to provoke - to incite |
Other Words Containing 油腔滑调
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 |
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