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Definition(s) for: 三伏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三伏 sān fú - the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August

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
- - - 69,729 55,021

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
三 sān- surname San
三 sān- three
- 3
伏 fú- surname Fu
伏 fú- to lean over
- to fall (go down)
- to hide (in ambush)
- to conceal oneself
- to lie low
- hottest days of summer
- to submit
- to concede defeat
- to overcome
- to subdue
- volt

Other Words Containing 三伏

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
三伏天 - - 84,454 73,160 61,436