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Definition(s) for: 保护色

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
保护色 bǎo hù sè - protective coloration
- camouflage

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
- - 44,453 65,284 30,590

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
- to protect
- color
- CL:種|种[zhong3]
- look
- appearance
- sex
shǎi- (coll.) color
- used in 色子[shai3zi5]

Other Words Containing 保护色

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
保护色 - - 44,453 65,284 30,590