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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 问世

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
问世 wèn shì - to be published
- to come out

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 9 22,050 11,180 12,931

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
问 wèn- to ask; to inquire
世 shì- surname Shi
世 shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble

Other Words Containing 问世

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
问世 6 9 22,050 11,180 12,931