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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 压根

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
压根 yà gēn - (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply

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
- - - 19,715 10,747

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to press
- to push down
- to keep under (control)
- pressure
- used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4gen1r5]
- used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4ma3lu4]
- used in 壓板|压板[ya4ban3]
gēn- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- radical (chemistry)

Other Words Containing 压根

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
压根儿 - - 18,167 37,561 27,087