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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 故知

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
故知 gù zhī - a close friend over many years

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
- - - 91,131 68,627

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
故 gù- happening
- instance
- reason
- cause
- intentional
- former
- old
- friend
- therefore
- hence
- (of people) to die, dead
知 zhī- to know
- to be aware

Other Words Containing 故知

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
温故知新 - - 66,727 95,141 64,366
他乡遇故知 - - 91,312 96,495 59,522