way

Pronunciation: [wei]

Average Rank: 125

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 路, 路线, 路途, 方法, 道路, 情形, 规模, 习惯, 行业, 方面 adv. 远远地, 非常

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the condition of things generally
  • n. a course of conduct
  • n. any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
  • n. a journey or passage
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk toefl
Word Forms:
Plural: ways

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#160

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.4% (Top 98.4% most frequent)
98.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#103

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)
99.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#112

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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