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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 长城

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
长城 cháng chéng - the Great Wall

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
4 3 14,337 4,814 6,073

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
长 cháng- length
- long
- forever
- always
- constantly
长 zhǎng- chief
- head
- elder
- to grow
- to develop
- to increase
- to enhance
城 chéng- city walls
- city
- town
- CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 长城

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
长城 4 3 14,337 4,814 6,073
万里长城 - - 40,816 40,547 35,612