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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 初级

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
初级 chū jí - junior
- primary

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
5 3 10,789 9,623 8,611

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chū- at first
- (at the) beginning
- first
- junior
- basic
- level
- grade
- rank
- step (of stairs)
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- classifier: step, level

Other Words Containing 初级

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
初级 5 3 10,789 9,623 8,611
初级中学 - - 95,219 56,857 69,777