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HSK 6
讳
諱
huì
1.
to avoid mentioning
2.
taboo word
3.
name of deceased emperor or superior
Common • Top 19%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (12)
不讳
bùhuì
without concealing anything
名讳
mínghuì
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
忌讳
jìhuì
taboo
讳称
huìchēng
euphemism
避讳
bìhuì
to avoid a taboo word or topic
避讳
bìhui
to avoid a taboo word or topic
隐讳
yǐnhuì
a taboo subject
讳名
huìmíng
taboo name
直言不讳
zhíyánbùhuì
straight talk, nothing taboo (idiom); frank and straightforward
直言无讳
zhíyánwúhuì
to speak one's mind
讳莫如深
huìmòrúshēn
important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
讳疾忌医
huìjíjìyī
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,911
- Word Frequency Rank
- 16,234 of 84,292