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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 惊雷
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 惊雷 | jīng léi | - sudden clap of thunder - fig. surprising turn of events |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 50,927 | 38,426 | 36,675 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 惊 | jīng | - to startle - to be frightened - to be scared - alarm |
| 雷 | léi | - surname Lei |
| 雷 | léi | - thunder - (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine - (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound - (Tw) (coll.) spoiler - (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) |
Other Words Containing 惊雷
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 惊雷 | - | - | 50,927 | 38,426 | 36,675 |