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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原委

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原委 yuán wěi - the whole story

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
- - 29,705 31,895 44,257

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
wěi- surname Wei
wēi- used in 委蛇[wei1yi2]
wěi- to entrust
- to cast aside
- to shift (blame etc)
- to accumulate
- roundabout
- winding
- dejected
- listless
- committee member
- council
- end
- actually
- certainly

Other Words Containing 原委

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
原委 - - 29,705 31,895 44,257