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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 自力更生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng - regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
- self-reliance

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 9 20,168 14,640 27,479

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
- surname Li
- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously
gēng- to change or replace
- to experience
- one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
- watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
gèng- more
- even more
- further
- still
- still more
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 自力更生

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
自力更生 6 9 20,168 14,640 27,479