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52% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 142 distinct words across 239 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 46% 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 59% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 67% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you already know about 70% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
颜 3× 身 3× 赴 3× 言 3× 荒 3× 苍 3× 耳 3× 恶语 3× 必经 3× 往事 3× 寒暑 3× 何时 3× 降临 1× 逍遥 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 余音袅袅 yú yīn niǎo niǎo | 余 I + 音 sound + 袅 delicate + 袅 delicate | — | 1 |
| 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn | 一 one + 尘 dust + 不 no + 染 dye | untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible | 7 |
| 置身事外 zhì shēn shì wài | 置 install + 身 body + 事 matter + 外 outside | not to get involved; to stay out of it | 14 |
| 没完没了 méi wán méi liǎo | 没 have not + 完 finish + 没 have not + 了 finish | without end; incessantly | 12 |
| 纷纷扰扰 fēn fēn rǎo rǎo | 纷 numerous + 纷 numerous + 扰 disturb + 扰 disturb | — | 14 |
| 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī | 川 creek + 流 flow + 不 no + 息 breath | the stream flows without stopping; unending flow | 9 |
| 灯红酒绿 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ | 灯 lamp + 红 red + 酒 wine + 绿 green | lanterns red, wine green; feasting and pleasure-seeking; debauched and corrupt environment | 11 |
| 战战兢兢 zhàn zhàn jīng jīng | 战 fight + 战 fight + 兢 be fearful + 兢 be fearful | trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation | 5 |
| 荣华富贵 róng huá fù guì | 荣 glory + 华 magnificent + 富 rich + 贵 expensive | glory, splendor, wealth and rank; high position and great wealth | 3 |
| 机关算尽 jī guān suàn jǐn | 机 machine + 关 mountain pass + 算 calculate + 尽 the greatest exte… | — | 1 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 2× |
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| 着 (continuous aspect) | 1× |
| AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢) | 1× |
| resultative complement V完 (finish V-ing) | 1× |
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