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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 摘要

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
摘要 zhāi yào - summary
- abstract

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 - 21,735 8,909 17,288

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhāi- to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)
- to select; to pick out
- to borrow money at a time of urgent need
yāo- (bound form) to demand; to coerce
yào- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
- if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
- (bound form) important

Other Words Containing 摘要

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
摘要 6 - 21,735 8,909 17,288