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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 南北

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
南北 nán běi - north and south
- north to south

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 18,048 5,575 5,193

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
nán- surname Nan
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
nán- south
běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated

Other Words Containing 南北

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
南北 - 5 18,048 5,575 5,193
东西南北 - - 51,405 37,633 32,976
大江南北 - - 53,394 26,953 33,256
南北朝 - - 76,169 33,609 42,406