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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 电波

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
电波 diàn bō - electric wave
- alternating current

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
- - 21,096 30,635 24,326

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
diàn- lightning
- electricity
- electric (bound form)
- to get (or give) an electric shock
- phone call or telegram etc
- to send via telephone or telegram etc
- (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1lan2])
- surname Bo
- wave
- ripple
- storm
- surge

Other Words Containing 电波

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
脑电波 - - 18,868 60,380 43,731
电波 - - 21,096 30,635 24,326
无线电波 - - 27,887 66,515 83,706