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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 降临

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
降临 jiàng lín - to descend
- to arrive
- to come

List Ranking for: 降临

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 7 4,585 6,987 3,247

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
降 jiàng- to drop
- to fall
- to come down
- to descend
降 xiáng- to surrender
- to capitulate
- to subdue
- to tame
临 lín- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before

Other Words Containing 降临

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
降临 6 7 4,585 6,987 3,247