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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寿命

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寿命 shòu mìng - life span
- life expectancy
- lifetime (of a machine)

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 8 15,453 6,283 7,229

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
寿 shòu- surname Shou
寿 shòu- long life
- old age
- age
- life
- birthday
- funerary
命 mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc

Other Words Containing 寿命

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
寿命 5 8 15,453 6,283 7,229