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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 外部

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
外部 wài bù - the outside; (attributive) external
- exterior; surface

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
- 6 8,181 4,875 12,286

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
部 bù- ministry
- department
- section
- part
- division
- troops
- board
- classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

Other Words Containing 外部

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
外部 - 6 8,181 4,875 12,286