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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 导演

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
导演 dǎo yǎn - to direct
- director (film etc)

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 - 2,111 2,961

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
导 dǎo- to transmit
- to lead
- to guide
- to conduct
- to direct
演 yǎn- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
- (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)

Other Words Containing 导演

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