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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 半夜三更
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 半夜三更 | bàn yè - sān gēng | - see 三更半夜[san1geng1-ban4ye4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 25,671 | 31,592 | 14,110 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 半 | bàn | - half - semi- - incomplete - (after a number) and a half |
| 夜 | yè | - night |
| 夜 | yè | - variant of 夜[ye4] |
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 更 | gēng | - to change or replace - to experience - one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided - watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) |
| 更 | gèng | - more - even more - further - still - still more |
Other Words Containing 半夜三更
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 半夜三更 | - | - | 25,671 | 31,592 | 14,110 |