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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 传世

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
传世 chuán shì - handed down from ancient times
- family heirloom

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
- - 33,683 29,642 26,388

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chuán- to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
zhuàn- biography
- historical narrative
- commentaries
- relay station
shì- surname Shi
shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble

Other Words Containing 传世

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
传世 - - 33,683 29,642 26,388