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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 活生生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
活生生 huó shēng shēng - real (people)
- living (artist)
- while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)

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
- - 6,572 15,615 10,616

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
活 huó- to live
- alive
- living
- work
- workmanship
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 活生生

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
活生生 - - 6,572 15,615 10,616