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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 东南西北
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 东南西北 | dōng nán xī běi | - east, south, west and north - all directions |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 38,798 | 27,620 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 东 | dōng | - surname Dong |
| 东 | dōng | - east - host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) - landlord |
| 南 | nán | - surname Nan |
| 南 | nā | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] - Taiwan pr. [na2] |
| 南 | nán | - south |
| 西 | xī | - the West - abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] - Spanish |
| 西 | xī | - west |
| 北 | běi | - north - (classical) to be defeated |
Other Words Containing 东南西北
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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