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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 物竞天择
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 物竞天择 | wù jìng tiān zé | - natural selection |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 41,444 | 79,345 | 58,350 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 物 | wù | - (bound form) thing - (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself |
| 竞 | jìng | - to compete - to contend - to struggle |
| 天 | tiān | - day - sky - heaven |
| 择 | zé | - to select - to choose - to pick over - to pick out - to differentiate - to eliminate - also pr. [zhai2] |
Other Words Containing 物竞天择
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 物竞天择 | - | - | 41,444 | 79,345 | 58,350 |