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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 上乘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
上乘 shàng chéng - first-class
- best quality
- also pr. [shang4 sheng4]

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
- - 29,675 20,951 23,571

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above
chéng- surname Cheng
chéng- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (math.)
- Buddhist sect or creed
shèng- (archaic) four horse military chariot
- (archaic) four
- generic term for history books
chéng- old variant of 乘[cheng2]

Other Words Containing 上乘

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
上乘 - - 29,675 20,951 23,571