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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 压 | yā | - to press - to push down - to keep under (control) - pressure |
| 压 | yà | - 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] |
| 根 | 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 |