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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 坐镇

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
坐镇 zuò zhèn - (of a commanding officer) to keep watch
- to oversee

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
- - 36,563 17,419 29,917

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
坐 zuò- surname Zuo
坐 zuò- to sit
- to take a seat
- to take (a bus, airplane etc)
- to bear fruit
- variant of 座[zuo4]
镇 zhèn- to press down
- to calm
- to subdue
- to suppress
- to guard
- garrison
- small town
- to cool or chill (food or drinks)

Other Words Containing 坐镇

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
坐镇 - - 36,563 17,419 29,917