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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 保姆

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
保姆 bǎo mǔ - nanny; babysitter
- housekeeper

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
6 7 2,212 8,557 9,297

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bǎo- Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3jia1li4ya4])
bǎo- to defend; to protect; to keep
- to guarantee; to ensure
- (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system
m- used in 姆媽|姆妈[m1ma1]
- (old) female tutor
- used in 保姆[bao3mu3]

Other Words Containing 保姆

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
保姆 6 7 2,212 8,557 9,297