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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 领先

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
领先 lǐng xiān - to lead
- to be in front

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
6 3 3,359 2,219 6,774

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
领 lǐng- neck
- collar
- to lead
- to receive
- classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
先 xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Other Words Containing 领先

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
领先 6 3 3,359 2,219 6,774
遥遥领先 - - 18,758 24,910 40,609