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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 临阵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
临阵 lín zhèn - just before the battle
- to approach the front line

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
- - - 39,904 45,360

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
临 lín- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before
阵 zhèn- disposition of troops
- wave
- spate
- burst
- spell
- short period of time
- classifier for events or states of short duration

Other Words Containing 临阵

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
临阵磨枪 - - 36,764 84,706 56,674