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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 马虎

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
马虎 mǎ hu - careless
- sloppy
- negligent
- skimpy

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
4 9 19,492 20,889 18,351

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
马 mǎ- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
马 mǎ- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess
虎 hǔ- tiger
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 马虎

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
马虎 4 9 19,492 20,889 18,351
马马虎虎 - - 20,613 45,615 34,690