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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 断层
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 断层 | duàn céng | - fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) - (fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill) - (tomography) cross-sectional |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 12,125 | 18,319 | 38,965 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 断 | duàn | - to break - to snap - to cut off - to give up or abstain from sth - to judge - (usu. used in the negative) absolutely - definitely - decidedly |
| 层 | céng | - to pile on top of one another - layer; stratum - floor (of a building); story - (math.) sheaf - classifier for layers |
Other Words Containing 断层
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 断层 | - | - | 12,125 | 18,319 | 38,965 |