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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 关外

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
关外 guān wài - beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关[Jia1 yu4 guan1] or both

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
- - - 28,798 50,910

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
关 guān- surname Guan
关 guān- mountain pass
- to close; to shut; to turn off
- to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
- to concern; to involve
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external

Other Words Containing 关外

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo