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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 本息
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 本息 | běn xī | - principal and interest (on a loan) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 74,035 | 22,665 | 65,884 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | - (bound form) root; stem - (bound form) origin; source - (bound form) one's own; this - (bound form) this; the current (year etc) - (bound form) original - (bound form) inherent - originally; initially - capital; principal - classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 息 | xī | - breath - news - interest (on an investment or loan) - to cease - to stop - to rest - Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
Other Words Containing 本息
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 本息 | - | - | 74,035 | 22,665 | 65,884 |