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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 放卫星

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
放卫星 fàng wèi xīng - to launch a satellite
- (fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success
- (later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims
- to talk big

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
- - 74,762 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
fàng- to put
- to place
- to release
- to free
- to let go
- to let out
- to set off (fireworks)
wèi- surname Wei
- vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
wèi- to guard
- to protect
- to defend
- abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
- health
- abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
xīng- star
- heavenly body
- satellite
- small amount

Other Words Containing 放卫星

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
放卫星 - - 74,762 - -