while

Pronunciation: [hwail]

Average Rank: 184

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 一会儿, (一段)时间 conj. 当...的时候, 虽然 vt. 消磨

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#92

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.1% (Top 99.1% most frequent)
99.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#313

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 96.9% (Top 96.9% most frequent)
96.9%

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

Project Gutenberg
#148

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.5% (Top 98.5% most frequent)
98.5%

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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