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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 酝酿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
酝酿 yùn niàng - (of alcohol) to ferment
- (of a crisis) to be brewing
- to mull over (an issue)
- to hold exploratory discussions

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
6 8 13,768 8,317 10,287

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
酝 yùn- to brew
酿 niàng- to ferment
- to brew
- to make honey (of bees)
- to lead to
- to form gradually
- wine
- stuffed vegetables (cooking method)

Other Words Containing 酝酿

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
酝酿 6 8 13,768 8,317 10,287