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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 增生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
增生 zēng shēng - (medicine) hyperplasia
- (abbr. for 增廣生員|增广生员[zeng1guang3 sheng1yuan2]) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received

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
- - 41,702 7,847 20,359

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
增 zēng- (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 增生

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
增生 - - 41,702 7,847 20,359