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大夫
dàfū
1. senior official (in imperial China)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1 3 丶
夫
fū
man, husband; worker; those
HSK 2 4 丶

Compound Words (2)

士大夫
shìdàfū
scholar officials
荣禄大夫
rónglùdàfū
a rank in government service

Alternate Entries

大夫
dàifu
doctor / physician
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,039 of 84,292