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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原料

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原料 yuán liào - raw material

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 4 10,057 3,234 5,799

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
原 yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
原 yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
料 liào- material
- stuff
- grain
- feed
- to expect
- to anticipate
- to guess

Other Words Containing 原料

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
原料 5 4 10,057 3,234 5,799