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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 生锈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
生锈 shēng xiù - (of metal) to rust; to become rusty
- (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate

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 - 11,698 30,745 21,572

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
锈 xiù- variant of 鏽|锈[xiu4]
锈 xiù- to rust

Other Words Containing 生锈

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
生锈 6 - 11,698 30,745 21,572