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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 放生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
放生 fàng shēng - to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy)

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
- - 23,260 27,462 15,112

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
放 fàng- to put
- to place
- to release
- to free
- to let go
- to let out
- to set off (fireworks)
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 放生

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
放生 - - 23,260 27,462 15,112