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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 外婆

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
外婆 wài pó - (coll.) mother's mother
- maternal grandmother

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
- 7 4,122 7,816 3,507

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
婆 pó- (bound form) grandmother
- (bound form) matron
- (bound form) mother-in-law
- (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

Other Words Containing 外婆

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
外婆 - 7 4,122 7,816 3,507