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74% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 240 distinct words across 388 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 64% of the words |
|---|---|
| If you are at HSK 3 | you already know about 74% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 80% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 83% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you already know about 86% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
甜蜜 2× 奔腾 2× 噪 2× 哥 2× 午 2× 冲浪 2× 鸥骨 1× 音质 1× 陷阱 1× 鑫 1× 遗忘 1× 角落 1× 衣 1× 虫 1×
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.
| Chengyu | Literally | Meaning | Songs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 流连忘返 liú lián wàng fǎn | 流 flow + 连 link + 忘 forget + 返 return | to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home | 9 |
| 横空出世 héng kōng chū shì | 横 horizontal + 空 empty + 出 go out + 世 life | to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success | 1 |
| 英雄气短 yīng xióng qì duǎn | 英 hero + 雄 male + 气 gas + 短 short | — | 1 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 2× |
|---|---|
| 着 (continuous aspect) | 4× |
| 更/最 (degree adverbs) | 4× |
| 过 (experiential aspect) | 1× |
| 被 (passive) | 3× |
| 越来越 (more and more) | 1× |
| potential complement (V得/不+C: 听不懂, 睡不着) | 2× |
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