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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 人生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
人生 rén shēng - life (one's time on earth)

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
5 3 1,054 800 240

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 人生

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
人生 5 3 1,054 800 240