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71% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 191 distinct words across 372 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 71% 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 86% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you already know about 90% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
真心 4× 出卖 4× 渊 2× 在意 2× 冷漠 2× 高低 1× 都会 1× 赞 1× 贱 1× 言论 1× 花花世界 1× 自尊 1× 耘 1× 纠 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 喜闻乐见 xǐ wén lè jiàn | 喜 be fond of + 闻 hear + 乐 happy + 见 see | to love to hear and see; well received | 2 |
| 花花世界 huā huā shì jiè | 花 flower + 花 flower + 世 life + 界 boundary | the teeming world; the world of sensual pleasures | 18 |
| 前车之鉴 qián chē zhī jiàn | a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead | lesson learned from past mistakes or failures | 1 |
| 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì | 小 small + 心 heart + 翼 wing + 翼 wing | cautious; careful; prudent | 47 |
| 白费力气 bái fèi lì qì | 白 white + 费 cost + 力 power + 气 gas | — | 2 |
Grammar in this song
| 更/最 (degree adverbs) | 2× |
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| 着 (continuous aspect) | 1× |
| 比 (comparison) | 1× |
| AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢) | 1× |
| 被 (passive) | 11× |
| directional complement (V+起来/下去/出来…) | 4× |
| 把-construction | 2× |
| 越来越 (more and more) | 1× |
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