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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 奄奄一息
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 奄奄一息 | yǎn yǎn yī xī | - dying - at one's last gasp |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 14,704 | 29,365 | 28,065 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 奄 | yǎn | - surname Yan |
| 奄 | yān | - variant of 閹|阉[yan1] - to castrate - variant of 淹[yan1] - to delay |
| 奄 | yǎn | - suddenly - abruptly - hastily - to cover - to surround |
| 奄 | yǎn | - surname Yan |
| 奄 | yān | - variant of 閹|阉[yan1] - to castrate - variant of 淹[yan1] - to delay |
| 奄 | yǎn | - suddenly - abruptly - hastily - to cover - to surround |
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 息 | xī | - breath - news - interest (on an investment or loan) - to cease - to stop - to rest - Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
Other Words Containing 奄奄一息
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奄奄一息 | - | - | 14,704 | 29,365 | 28,065 |