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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 食用
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 食用 | shí yòng | - to eat; to consume - edible |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 13,865 | 5,282 | 4,006 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
| 用 | yòng | - to use; to make use of; to employ - (coverb) with; using - to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) - usefulness; utility - (bound form) expense; outlay - (courteous) to eat; to drink - (literary) hence; therefore |
Other Words Containing 食用
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 食用 | - | 8 | 13,865 | 5,282 | 4,006 |