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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 掐住

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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
- - - 43,910 47,026

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
掐 qiā- to pick (flowers)
- to pinch
- to nip
- to pinch off
- to clutch
- (slang) to fight
住 zhù- to live
- to dwell
- to stay
- to reside
- to stop
- (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Other Words Containing 掐住

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