whatareyoutalkingabout
75% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 338 distinct words across 674 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 |
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| If you are at HSK 3 | you already know about 75% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 81% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 85% 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.
路人 4× 孤 4× 坐拥 4× 前无古人 4× 一事无成 4× 文 3× 开启 3× 妈 3× 之 3× 纹 2× 达标 1× 贫穷 1× 质问 1× 贝 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一事无成×4 yī shì wú chéng | 一 one + 事 matter + 无 without + 成 succeed | to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere | 1 |
| 前无古人×4 qián wú gǔ rén | 前 front + 无 without + 古 ancient + 人 person | unprecedented; unheard of | 1 |
| 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 |
| 天南海北 tiān nā hǎi běi | 天 day + 南 Taiwan pr. [na2] + 海 ocean + 北 north | — | 1 |
| 狗血淋头 gǒu xuè lín tóu | to pour dog's blood on | torrent of abuse | 1 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 7× |
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| line-final 吗/呢/吧 (question/suggestion) | 1× |
| 着 (continuous aspect) | 10× |
| 比 (comparison) | 1× |
| 更/最 (degree adverbs) | 1× |
| 是…的 (emphasis) | 1× |
| 把-construction | 6× |
| 被 (passive) | 6× |
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