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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 一般而言

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一般而言 yī bān ér yán - generally speaking

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
- - 38,181 22,996 37,431

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
bān- sort
- kind
- class
- way
- manner
- used in 般若[bo1re3]
pán- see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk

Other Words Containing 一般而言

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
一般而言 - - 38,181 22,996 37,431