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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 抽水

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
抽水 chōu shuǐ - to pump water
- (coll.) to shrink in the wash

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
- - 29,546 28,252 37,258

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chōu- to draw out
- to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
- (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
- to whip or thrash
shuǐ- surname Shui
shuǐ- water
- (after a name) ... River
- to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4])
- (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
- (bound form) additional cost; extra income
- classifier for washings of a garment

Other Words Containing 抽水

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
抽水 - - 29,546 28,252 37,258
抽水马桶 - - 34,409 59,532 54,467
抽水机 - - 47,085 35,850 73,584