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60% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 163 distinct words across 409 words of Chinese.

HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
If you are at HSK 2you already know about 48% of the words
If you are at HSK 3you already know about 60% of the words
If you are at HSK 4you already know about 66% of the words
If you are at HSK 5you already know about 72% of the words
If you are at HSK 6you already know about 77% of the words

The words that will slow you down

HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.

纵容 6×    5×    3×   舍弃 3×   肆无忌惮 3×    3×    3×   死心 3×   果断 3×   无可奈何 3×   放肆 3×    3×   厌倦 3×    3×  

Chengyu

A chengyu is a four-character idiom that packs a whole scene into four syllables. The literal column is what the characters say; the meaning is what the phrase does — and the last column is how many of the 6,545 songs analysed so far use it.

ChengyuLiterallyMeaningSongs
肆无忌惮×3
sì wú jì dàn
肆 four + 无 without + 忌 be jealous of + 惮 dreadabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled9
无可奈何×3
wú kě nài hé
无 without + 可 can + 奈 how + 何 whathave no way out; have no alternative10
明目张胆×2
míng mù zhāng dǎn
明 bright + 目 eye + 张 open up + 胆 gall bladderopenly and without fear; brazenly4
左顾右盼
zuǒ gù yòu pàn
左 left + 顾 look after + 右 the right side as… + 盼 hope forglancing to left and right; to look all around5
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
坐 sit + 立 stand + 难 difficult + 安 calmunable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc)6
形只影单
xíng zhǐ yǐng dān
形 appear + 只 only + 影 picture + 单 bill2
泛泛而谈
fàn fàn ér tán
泛 non-specific + 泛 non-specific + 而 and yet + 谈 speakto speak in general terms1
理所当然
lǐ suǒ dāng rán
理 texture + 所 that which + 当 ought + 然 soas it should be by rights; proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and rig…12
不知所以
bù zhī suǒ yǐ
不 no + 知 know + 所 that which + 以 by means ofto not know the reason; to not know what to do2

Grammar in this song

了 (aspect/change)16×
着 (continuous aspect)11×
AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢)
resultative complement V完 (finish V-ing)

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