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城府
chéngfǔ
1. subtle
2. shrewd
3. sophisticated
Uncommon • Top 48%

Character Breakdown

城
chéng
castle, city, town; municipality
HSK 3 9 丶
府
fǔ
prefect; prefecture, government
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

胸有城府
xiōngyǒuchéngfǔ
subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom
胸无城府
xiōngwúchéngfǔ
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
40,415 of 84,292