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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 面世

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
面世 miàn shì - to be published (of art, literary works etc)
- to come out
- to take shape
- to see the light of day

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
- - 43,257 17,999 23,314

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
miàn- face
- side
- surface
- aspect
- top
- classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
miàn- variant of 麵|面[mian4]
miàn- flour
- noodles
- (of food) soft (not crunchy)
- (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
- spineless
shì- surname Shi
shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble

Other Words Containing 面世

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
面世 - - 43,257 17,999 23,314