言不由衷
69% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 72 distinct words across 218 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 55% 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 76% 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 87% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
飞翔 3× 康 3× 何 3× 之所 3× 有始有终 2× 初衷 2× 阖 1× 逝 1× 言不由衷 1× 虔诚 1× 祷 1× 文 1× 懦 1× 愚勇 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 |
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| 有始有终×2 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng | 有 have + 始 begin + 有 have + 终 end | where there's a start, there's a finish; to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through | 15 |
| 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng | 言 words + 不 no + 由 follow + 衷 inner feelings | to say sth without meaning it; to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth diff… | 21 |
| 不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng | not knowing what's important; no appreciation of the gravity of things | naive; doesn't know who's who | 2 |
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