庄周梦蝶
69% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 235 distinct words across 437 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 61% of the words |
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| If you are at HSK 3 | you already know about 69% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 75% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 80% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you already know about 85% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
蝴蝶 6× 妄想 6× 翅膀 3× 断裂 3× 洁 2× 龟 1× 麦穗 1× 隐匿 1× 陪伴 1× 道骨仙风 1× 趴 1× 谦恭 1× 触动 1× 虫儿 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 电闪雷鸣 diàn shǎn léi míng | 电 lightning + 闪 dodge + 雷 thunder + 鸣 cry | — | 5 |
| 水泄不通 shuǐ xiè bù tōng | not one drop can trickle through | (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable | 1 |
| 道骨仙风 dào gǔ xiān fēng | 道 road + 骨 bone + 仙 immortal + 风 wind | — | 1 |
| 剑走偏锋 jiàn zǒu piān fēng | 剑 double-edged sword + 走 walk + 偏 lean + 锋 point of a spear | unexpected winning move | 2 |
| 翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ | 翩 fly fast + 翩 fly fast + 起 rise + 舞 dance | (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully | 6 |
| 毁于一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn | 毁 destroy + 于 at + 一 one + 旦 dawn | ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) | 1 |
| 灵机一动 líng jī yī dòng | 灵 quick + 机 machine + 一 one + 动 move | a bright idea suddenly occurs; to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave | 1 |
| 形同虚设 xíng tóng xū shè | 形 appear + 同 like + 虚 emptiness + 设 set up | to exist in name only; empty shell | 2 |
| 忍气吞声 rěn qì tūn shēng | 忍 bear + 气 gas + 吞 swallow + 声 sound | to submit to humiliation; to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger | 4 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 1× |
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| 着 (continuous aspect) | 4× |
| 过 (experiential aspect) | 1× |
| 被 (passive) | 2× |
| 把-construction | 1× |
| potential complement (V得/不+C: 听不懂, 睡不着) | 2× |
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