前言搭上后语
68% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 202 distinct words across 428 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 60% of the words |
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| If you are at HSK 3 | you already know about 68% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 73% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 82% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you 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.
各就各位 4× 儿 3× 感 2× 上限 2× 鹿 1× 音符 1× 非凡 1× 陪伴 1× 铺路 1× 邃 1× 语 1× 规 1× 腻 1× 耳畔 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 各就各位×4 gè jiù gè wèi | 各 each + 就 in that case + 各 each + 位 position | (of the people in a group) to get into position; (athletics) On your mark! | 5 |
| 流离颠沛 liú lí diān pèi | 流 flow + 离 leave + 颠 top + 沛 copious | destitute and homeless; displaced and without means | 1 |
| 事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi | 事 matter + 与 with + 愿 honest and prudent + 违 disobey | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes | 15 |
| 白色恐怖 Bái sè kǒng bù | 白 white + 色 color + 恐 afraid + 怖 terror | White Terror | 1 |
| 滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù | to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers | to make up the numbers with inferior products | 1 |
| 五味杂陈 wǔ wèi zá chén | 五 five + 味 taste + 杂 mixed + 陈 old | with complex feelings | 2 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 8× |
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| 着 (continuous aspect) | 8× |
| 更/最 (degree adverbs) | 2× |
| 比 (comparison) | 1× |
| 先…再/然后 (first…then) | 1× |
| 把-construction | 5× |
| 被 (passive) | 1× |
| resultative complement V完 (finish V-ing) | 1× |
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