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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 短促

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
短促 duǎn cù - short in time
- fleeting
- brief
- gasping (breath)
- curt (tone of voice)

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 - 29,441 38,581 34,377

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
短 duǎn- short
- brief
- to lack
- weak point
- fault
促 cù- (bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid
- (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge
- (literary) close by; pressed against

Other Words Containing 短促

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
短促 6 - 29,441 38,581 34,377