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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 生意

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
生意 shēng yì - life force
- vitality
生意 shēng yi - business
- CL:筆|笔[bi3]

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
- 3 880 3,345 3,970

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
意 yì- Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
意 yì- idea
- meaning
- thought
- to think
- wish
- desire
- intention
- to expect
- to anticipate

Other Words Containing 生意

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
生意 - 3 880 3,345 3,970
生意经 - - 39,566 60,153 62,374