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自食其果

70% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 280 distinct words across 796 words of Chinese.

HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
If you are at HSK 2you already know about 61% of the words
If you are at HSK 3you already know about 70% of the words
If you are at HSK 4you already know about 78% of the words
If you are at HSK 5you already know about 84% of the words
If you are at HSK 6you already know about 87% of the words

The words that will slow you down

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

 19×   自食其果 6×   亲手 6×    3×    3×    3×    3×   枕头 3×    3×    3×    3×    2×    2×   谎言 2×  

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
自食其果×6
zì shí qí guǒ
自 self + 食 eat + 其 its + 果 fruitto eat one's own fruit; fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one…3
不省人事
bù xǐng rén shì
不 no + 省 scrutinize + 人 person + 事 matterto lose consciousness; unconscious1
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
以 by means of + 泪 tears + 洗 wash + 面 faceto bathe one's face in tears5

Grammar in this song

了 (aspect/change)11×
line-final 吗/呢/吧 (question/suggestion)
过 (experiential aspect)11×
AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢)
着 (continuous aspect)
更/最 (degree adverbs)
把-construction
被 (passive)

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