昨日情书
75% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 239 distinct words across 495 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 67% 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 79% 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 86% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
温柔 3× 情 3× 谢 2× 细水长流 2× 破碎 2× 相 2× 留恋 2× 甚么 2× 永垂不朽 2× 惦惦 2× 尽头 2× 宁愿 2× 不知 2× 香味 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 永垂不朽×2 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ | 永 forever + 垂 hang + 不 no + 朽 rotten | eternal glory; will never be forgotten | 6 |
| 细水长流×2 xì shuǐ cháng liú | thin streams flow forever | economy will get you a long way | 12 |
| 奋不顾身 fèn bù gù shēn | 奋 exert oneself + 不 no + 顾 look after + 身 body | to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety; undaunted by dangers; regardless of per… | 35 |
| 破镜重圆 pò jìng chóng yuán | the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined | long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored | 3 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 9× |
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| 着 (continuous aspect) | 6× |
| AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢) | 5× |
| 过 (experiential aspect) | 4× |
| 比 (comparison) | 3× |
| 更/最 (degree adverbs) | 1× |
| 是…的 (emphasis) | 1× |
| A不A / A没A (yes-no question) | 1× |
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