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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 小将

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
小将 xiǎo jiàng - (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age
- (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard
- (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics 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
- - 75,341 7,352 24,506

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
jiāng- will
- shall
- to use
- to take
- to checkmate
- just a short while ago
- (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
jiàng- (bound form) a general
- (literary) to command; to lead
- (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
qiāng- to desire
- to invite
- to request

Other Words Containing 小将

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
小将 - - 75,341 7,352 24,506