暗巷
68% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 253 distinct words across 548 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 57% of the words |
|---|---|
| If you are at HSK 3 | you already know about 68% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 73% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 79% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you already know about 82% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
巷 12× 骨 3× 象 3× 虽说 3× 绽放 3× 渊 3× 水深火热 3× 宇宙 3× 奇艳 3× 包罗 3× 世 3× 丈 3× 漆 2× 麦 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 水深火热×3 shuǐ shēn huǒ rè | 水 water + 深 deep + 火 fire + 热 warm up | deep water and scorching fire; abyss of suffering | 2 |
| 无人问津 wú rén wèn jīn | 无 without + 人 person + 问 ask + 津 saliva | to be of no interest to anyone | 10 |
| 乐在其中 lè zài qí zhōng | 乐 happy + 在 exist + 其 its + 中 within | to take pleasure in sth | 10 |
| 无所畏惧 wú suǒ wèi jù | 无 without + 所 that which + 畏 fear + 惧 fear | — | 11 |
| 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn | 寸 a unit of length + 土 earth + 寸 a unit of length + 金 gold | land is extremely expensive (in that area) | 1 |
| 玩世不恭 wán shì bù gōng | 玩 play + 世 life + 不 no + 恭 respectful | to trifle without respect; to despise worldly conventions; frivolous | 5 |
| 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī | 垂 hang + 涎 saliva + 欲 desire + 滴 drip | to drool with desire; to envy; to hunger for | 3 |
| 春光乍泄 chūn guāng zhà xiè | 春 spring + 光 light + 乍 at first + 泄 leak out | spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive; to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one'… | 2 |
| 初出茅庐 chū chū máo lú | 初 at first + 出 go out + 茅 reeds + 庐 hut | venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time; young and inexperienced | 1 |
| 雄才大略 xióng cái dà lüè | 雄 male + 才 ability + 大 big + 略 brief | great skill and strategy | 1 |
| 峰回路转 fēng huí lù zhuǎn | 峰 high and tapered… + 回 go back + 路 road + 转 turn | an opportunity has come unexpectedly | 3 |
| 星星之火 xīng xing zhī huǒ | 星 star + 星 star + 之 of + 火 fire | a single spark; an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | 3 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 1× |
|---|---|
| 着 (continuous aspect) | 13× |
| 更/最 (degree adverbs) | 8× |
| 过 (experiential aspect) | 3× |
| 比 (comparison) | 1× |
| 如果…就 (if…then) | 1× |
| 把-construction | 5× |
| 被 (passive) | 5× |
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