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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 贫僧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
贫僧 pín sēng - poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself)

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
- - - 32,928 24,045

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
贫 pín- poor
- inadequate
- deficient
- garrulous
僧 sēng- (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])

Other Words Containing 贫僧

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