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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 破天荒
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 破天荒 | pò tiān huāng | - unprecedented - for the first time - never before - first ever |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 34,650 | 28,154 | 24,117 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 破 | pò | - broken - damaged - worn out - lousy - rotten - to break, split or cleave - to get rid of - to destroy - to break with - to defeat - to capture (a city etc) - to expose the truth of |
| 天 | tiān | - day - sky - heaven |
| 荒 | huāng | - desolate - shortage - scarce - out of practice - absurd - uncultivated - to neglect |
Other Words Containing 破天荒
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 破天荒 | - | - | 34,650 | 28,154 | 24,117 |