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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 革命

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
革命 gé mìng - to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
- revolution
- revolutionary
- to revolt (against sb or sth)
- to revolutionize (sth)
- (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)
- CL:次[ci4]

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
5 7 5,117 855 3,997

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- animal hide
- leather
- to reform
- to remove
- to expel (from office)
mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc

Other Words Containing 革命

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
革命 5 7 5,117 855 3,997
革命性 - - 21,847 22,179 32,718
革命家 - - 46,407 22,518 34,112
文化大革命 - - 55,221 7,111 24,705
反革命 - - 80,589 7,424 28,189
民主革命 - - 89,248 26,363 54,799