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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 偿命

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
偿命 cháng mìng - to pay with one's life

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
- - 23,335 34,251 14,801

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cháng- to repay
- to compensate for
- to recompense
- to fulfill (hopes etc)
mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc

Other Words Containing 偿命

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
偿命 - - 23,335 34,251 14,801