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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 芝麻油

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu - sesame oil

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
- - 50,915 58,683 31,815

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhī- Zoysia pungens
- surname Ma
- generic name for hemp, flax etc
- hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
- sesame
- CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
- (of materials) rough or coarse
- pocked
- pitted
- to have pins and needles or tingling
- to feel numb
- hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])
yóu- oil
- fat
- grease
- petroleum
- to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
- oily
- greasy
- glib
- cunning

Other Words Containing 芝麻油

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
芝麻油 - - 50,915 58,683 31,815