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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 柏油

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
柏油 bǎi yóu - asphalt
- tar
- pitch

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
- - 22,272 43,309 58,575

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bǎi- surname Bai
- Taiwan pr. [Bo2]
bǎi- cedar
- cypress
- Taiwan pr. [bo2]
- (used for transcribing names)
- used in 黃柏|黄柏[huang2bo4]
- Taiwan pr. [bo2]
bǎi- variant of 柏[bai3]
yóu- oil
- fat
- grease
- petroleum
- to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
- oily
- greasy
- glib
- cunning

Other Words Containing 柏油

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
柏油 - - 22,272 43,309 58,575
柏油路 - - 31,720 48,382 65,216