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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 生灵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
生灵 shēng líng - (literary) the people
- living thing
- creature

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
- - 16,060 30,457 25,248

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
灵 líng- quick
- alert
- efficacious
- effective
- to come true
- spirit
- departed soul
- coffin

Other Words Containing 生灵

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
生灵 - - 16,060 30,457 25,248
生灵涂炭 - - 76,698 74,754 66,391