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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蒸气

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蒸气 zhēng qì - vapor
- steam

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
- - 27,036 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
蒸 zhēng- to evaporate
- (of cooking) to steam
- torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
- finely chopped firewood (old)
气 qì- gas; air
- smell
- weather
- to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
- vital energy; qi

Other Words Containing 蒸气

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
蒸气 - - 27,036 - -
水蒸气 - - 36,999 43,820 39,716