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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 过年

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
过年 guò nián - to celebrate the Chinese New Year

List Ranking for: 过年

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 2 26,491 2,564 809

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
过 guō- surname Guo
过 guò- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
过 guo- (experienced action marker)
年 nián- surname Nian
年 nián- year
- CL:個|个[ge4]
年 nián- grain
- harvest (old)
- variant of 年[nian2]

Other Words Containing 过年

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
过年 - 2 26,491 2,564 809