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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 破败

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
破败 pò bài - to defeat
- to crush (in battle)
- beaten
- ruined
- destroyed
- in decline

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
- - 31,664 35,904 38,541

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
败 bài- to defeat
- to damage
- to lose (to an opponent)
- to fail
- to wither

Other Words Containing 破败

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
破败 - - 31,664 35,904 38,541