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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 三更半夜
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 三更半夜 | sān gēng - bàn yè | - (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 37,248 | 16,088 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 更 | gēng | - to change or replace - to experience - one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided - watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) |
| 更 | gèng | - more - even more - further - still - still more |
| 半 | bàn | - half - semi- - incomplete - (after a number) and a half |
| 夜 | yè | - night |
| 夜 | yè | - variant of 夜[ye4] |
Other Words Containing 三更半夜
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 |
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