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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 理想

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
理想 lǐ xiǎng - an ideal
- a dream
- ideal
- perfect

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
4 2 3,498 1,826 1,850

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- texture
- grain (of wood)
- inner essence
- intrinsic order
- reason
- logic
- truth
- science
- natural science (esp. physics)
- to manage
- to pay attention to
- to run (affairs)
- to handle
- to put in order
- to tidy up
xiǎng- to think (about)
- to think of; to devise
- to think (that); to believe (that)
- to desire; to want (to)
- to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

Other Words Containing 理想

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
理想 4 2 3,498 1,826 1,850
理想化 - - 27,012 35,037 28,300
理想国 - - 41,488 - -