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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 青云

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
青云 qīng yún - clear sky
- fig. high official position
- noble

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
- - 42,948 29,798 35,204

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
青 qīng- abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province
青 qīng- green
- blue
- black
- youth
- young (of people)
云 yún- (classical) to say
云 yún- surname Yun
- abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3]
云 yún- cloud
- CL:朵[duo3]

Other Words Containing 青云

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
平步青云 - - 25,876 58,116 35,678
青云 - - 42,948 29,798 35,204
青云直上 - - 50,242 96,389 88,115