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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蒸腾

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蒸腾 zhēng téng - (of a vapor etc) to rise
- to hang in the air

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
- - 97,678 48,169 62,796

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhēng- to evaporate
- (of cooking) to steam
- torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
- finely chopped firewood (old)
téng- (bound form) to gallop; to prance
- (bound form) to soar; to hover
- to make room; to clear out; to vacate
- (verb suffix indicating repeated action)

Other Words Containing 蒸腾

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
蒸腾 - - 97,678 48,169 62,796