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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 要塞

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
要塞 yào sài - stronghold
- fort
- fortification

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
- - 9,531 20,461 25,218

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yāo- (bound form) to demand; to coerce
yào- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
- if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
- (bound form) important
sāi- to plug; to stop up; to stuff in
- (bound form) a stopper; a cork
sài- (bound form) strategic stronghold
- (bound form) to block; to obstruct

Other Words Containing 要塞

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
要塞 - - 9,531 20,461 25,218