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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 垂死

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
垂死 chuí sǐ - dying

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
- - 12,943 35,278 20,559

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
垂 chuí- to hang (down)
- droop
- dangle
- bend down
- hand down
- bequeath
- nearly
- almost
- to approach
死 sǐ- to die
- impassable
- uncrossable
- inflexible
- rigid
- extremely
- damned

Other Words Containing 垂死

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
垂死 - - 12,943 35,278 20,559
垂死挣扎 - - 20,254 47,020 38,437