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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蒸馏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蒸馏 zhēng liú - to distill
- distillation

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
- - 26,793 34,636 52,098

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)
liú- to distill
- to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
liù- to steam
- to cook in a steamer
- to reheat cold food by steaming it

Other Words Containing 蒸馏

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
蒸馏 - - 26,793 34,636 52,098
蒸馏水 - - 47,679 27,054 52,984
蒸馏器 - - 51,680 - -