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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 开关
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 开关 | kāi guān | - power switch - gas valve - to open the city (or frontier) gate - to open and close - to switch on and off |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 6 | 7,523 | 7,958 | 8,648 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 开 | kāi | - to open (transitive or intransitive) - (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start - to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run - to boil - to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) - (directional complement) away; off - carat (gold) - abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] - abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format |
| 关 | guān | - surname Guan |
| 关 | guān | - mountain pass - to close; to shut; to turn off - to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) - to concern; to involve |
Other Words Containing 开关
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 开关 | - | 6 | 7,523 | 7,958 | 8,648 |