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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 新陈代谢

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè - metabolism (biology)
- the new replaces the old (idiom)

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 9 18,624 13,633 7,397

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xīn- abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1jiang1]
- abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1]
- surname Xin
xīn- new
- newly
- meso- (chemistry)
chén- surname Chen
- Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
- Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
chén- (bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display
- (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell
- old; stale
dài- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
- generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
xiè- surname Xie
xiè- to thank
- (bound form) to apologize
- (bound form) to decline; to refuse
- (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither

Other Words Containing 新陈代谢

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
新陈代谢 6 9 18,624 13,633 7,397