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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 呼吸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
呼吸 hū xī - to breathe

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 1,195 2,812 2,682

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
呼 hū- to call
- to cry
- to shout
- to breath out
- to exhale
呼 hū- variant of 呼[hu1]
- to shout
- to call out
吸 xī- to breathe
- to suck in
- to absorb
- to inhale

Other Words Containing 呼吸

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
呼吸 5 4 1,195 2,812 2,682
呼吸器 - - 15,527 - -
人工呼吸 - - 17,661 39,742 32,622
呼吸道 - - 22,552 11,295 18,554
呼吸系统 - - 33,836 - -