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Definition(s) for: 言而无信

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
言而无信 yán ér wú xìn - untrustworthy; not true to one's word

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
- - - 61,577 38,998

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
xìn- letter
- mail
- CL:封[feng1]
- to trust
- to believe
- to profess faith in
- truthful
- confidence
- trust
- at will
- at random

Other Words Containing 言而无信

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