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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 闭口不谈
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 闭口不谈 | bì kǒu bù tán | - to refuse to say anything about (idiom) - to remain tight-lipped - to avoid mentioning |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 66,484 | 74,317 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 闭 | bì | - to close - to stop up - to shut - to obstruct |
| 口 | kǒu | - mouth - classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) - classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 谈 | tán | - surname Tan |
| 谈 | tán | - to speak - to talk - to converse - to chat - to discuss |
Other Words Containing 闭口不谈
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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