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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 喇嘛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
喇嘛 lǎ ma - lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism

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
- - 29,631 22,560 20,390

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
喇 lā- (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
喇 lǎ- (phonetic)
嘛 má- used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]
- (Tw) (coll.) what?
嘛 ma- modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
- particle indicating a pause for emphasis

Other Words Containing 喇嘛

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
达赖喇嘛 - - 23,385 41,963 43,507
喇嘛 - - 29,631 22,560 20,390