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Definition(s) for: 早年

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
早年 zǎo nián - many years ago; in the past
- in one's early 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
- 9 22,739 13,378 15,072

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
早 zǎo- early
- morning
- Good morning!
- long ago
- prematurely
年 nián- surname Nian
年 nián- year
- CL:個|个[ge4]
年 nián- grain
- harvest (old)
- variant of 年[nian2]

Other Words Containing 早年

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
早年 - 9 22,739 13,378 15,072