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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 外线

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
外线 wài xiàn - (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position
- (telephony) outside line
- (basketball) outside the three-point line

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
- - 22,792 16,454 38,820

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
线 xiàn- variant of 線|线[xian4]
线 xiàn- thread
- string
- wire
- line
- CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
- (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Other Words Containing 外线

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
红外线 - - 13,760 22,138 33,218
紫外线 - - 17,292 8,417 4,184
外线 - - 22,792 16,454 38,820