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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 干线

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
干线 gàn xiàn - main line
- trunk line

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
- - 27,089 12,489 29,422

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gān- surname Gan
gān- (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with
- one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1]
- (archaic) shield
gān- old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
gān- surname Gan
gān- dry
- dried food
- empty; hollow
- taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
- futile; in vain
- (dialect) rude; blunt
- (dialect) to cold-shoulder
gān- variant of 乾|干[gan1]
gàn- tree trunk
- main part of sth
- to manage
- to work
- to do
- capable
- cadre
- to kill (slang)
- to fuck (vulgar)
- (coll.) pissed off
- annoyed
线 xiàn- variant of 線|线[xian4]
线 xiàn- thread
- string
- wire
- line
- CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
- (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Other Words Containing 干线

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
干线 - - 27,089 12,489 29,422
新干线 - - 51,167 - -
主干线 - - 63,551 40,400 102,634