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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 贤士

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
贤士 xián shì - virtuous person
- a man of merit

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
- - 69,776 82,060 81,156

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xián- worthy or virtuous person
- honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
shì- surname Shi
shì- member of the senior ministerial class (old)
- scholar (old)
- bachelor
- honorific
- soldier
- noncommissioned officer
- specialist worker

Other Words Containing 贤士

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
贤士 - - 69,776 82,060 81,156