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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 催化

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
催化 cuī huà - catalysis
- to catalyze (a reaction)

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
- - 38,548 19,560 40,010

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
催 cuī- to urge
- to press
- to prompt
- to rush sb
- to hasten sth
- to expedite
化 huā- variant of 花[hua1]
化 huà- to make into
- to change into
- -ization
- to ... -ize
- to transform
- abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]

Other Words Containing 催化

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
催化剂 - - 13,951 17,675 27,299
催化 - - 38,548 19,560 40,010