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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沉痛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沉痛 chén tòng - grief
- remorse
- deep in sorrow
- bitter (anguish)
- profound (condolences)

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
- - 23,293 21,501 22,897

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
沉 chén- to submerge
- to immerse
- to sink
- to keep down
- to lower
- to drop
- deep
- profound
- heavy
痛 tòng- ache
- pain
- sorrow
- deeply
- thoroughly

Other Words Containing 沉痛

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
沉痛 - - 23,293 21,501 22,897