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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 外交

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
外交 wài jiāo - diplomacy
- diplomatic
- foreign affairs
- CL:個|个[ge4]

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 3 7,129 3,500 9,966

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
交 jiāo- to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
- to make friends
- (of lines) to intersect
- variant of 跤[jiao1]

Other Words Containing 外交

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
外交 5 3 7,129 3,500 9,966
外交官 - 4 15,048 15,177 27,556
外交部 - - 21,024 5,505 10,855
外交家 - - 38,130 51,183 41,358
外交部长 - - 42,302 13,204 39,294
外交大臣 - - 50,222 - -