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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 勘探

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
勘探 kān tàn - to explore
- to survey
- to prospect (for oil etc)
- prospecting

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
6 9 30,516 11,285 40,139

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
勘 kān- to investigate
- to survey
- to collate
探 tàn- to explore
- to search out
- to scout
- to visit
- to stretch forward

Other Words Containing 勘探

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
勘探 6 9 30,516 11,285 40,139