Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 例外

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
例外 lì wài - exception
- to be an exception

List Ranking for: 例外

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 4,866 6,331 7,716

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
例 lì- example
- precedent
- rule
- case
- instance
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external

Other Words Containing 例外

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
例外 6 6 4,866 6,331 7,716