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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 排水

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
排水 pái shuǐ - to drain

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
- - 16,040 10,451 24,997

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
pái- a row
- a line
- to set in order
- to arrange
- to line up
- to eliminate
- to drain
- to push open
- platoon
- raft
- classifier for lines, rows etc
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 排水

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
排水 - - 16,040 10,451 24,997
排水管 - - 17,795 55,369 63,824
排水沟 - - 22,562 41,807 77,212
排水量 - - 65,779 35,450 70,458