狡兔死走狗烹
52% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 251 distinct words across 380 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 44% of the words |
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| If you are at HSK 3 | you already know about 52% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 58% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 63% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you already know about 73% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
棠 3× 悔 3× 忧愁 3× 风雨 2× 雪山 2× 观 2× 舟 2× 缅怀 2× 留恋 2× 流连忘返 2× 欲 2× 曲终 2× 掩 2× 悟义 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.
| Chengyu | Literally | Meaning | Songs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 久别重逢×2 jiǔ bié chóng féng | 久 long + 别 leave + 重 repeat + 逢 meet by chance | to meet again after a long period of separation | 6 |
| 优柔寡断×2 yōu róu guǎ duàn | 优 excellent + 柔 soft + 寡 few + 断 break | indecisive; irresolute | 2 |
| 流连忘返×2 liú lián wàng fǎn | 流 flow + 连 link + 忘 forget + 返 return | to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home | 9 |
| 车水马龙 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng | 车 car + 水 water + 马 horse + 龙 Chinese dragon | endless stream of horse and carriages; heavy traffic | 9 |
| 日月如梭 rì yuè rú suō | 日 day + 月 moon + 如 as + 梭 shuttle | the sun and moon like a shuttle; How time flies! | 1 |
| 自言自语 zì yán zì yǔ | 自 self + 言 words + 自 self + 语 dialect | to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize | 18 |
| 知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ | 知 know + 己 self + 知 know + 彼 that | know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1… | 2 |
| 推杯换盏 tuī bēi huàn zhǎn | 推 push + 杯 cup + 换 exchange + 盏 a small cup | to drink together in a convivial atmosphere | 3 |
| 心甘情愿 xīn gān qíng yuàn | 心 heart + 甘 be willing + 情 feelings + 愿 honest and prudent | delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do | 22 |
| 至亲骨肉 zhì qīn gǔ ròu | 至 arrive + 亲 parent + 骨 bone + 肉 meat | — | 1 |
| 耿耿于怀 gěng gěng yú huái | 耿 bright + 耿 bright + 于 at + 怀 bosom | to take troubles to heart; brooding | 3 |
| 无动于衷 wú dòng yú zhōng | 无 without + 动 move + 于 at + 衷 inner feelings | aloof; indifferent | 16 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 4× |
|---|---|
| 过 (experiential aspect) | 1× |
| 把-construction | 1× |
| 被 (passive) | 1× |
| directional complement (V+起来/下去/出来…) | 1× |
| potential complement (V得/不+C: 听不懂, 睡不着) | 1× |
| 难道 (rhetorical question) | 1× |
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