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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 领养

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
领养 lǐng yǎng - to adopt (a child, pet etc)

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
- 7 4,955 16,550 9,083

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
领 lǐng- neck
- collar
- to lead
- to receive
- classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
养 yǎng- to raise (animals)
- to bring up (children)
- to keep (pets)
- to support
- to give birth

Other Words Containing 领养

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
领养 - 7 4,955 16,550 9,083