人为财死鸟为食亡
71% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 185 distinct words across 502 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 62% 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 78% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 81% 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.
鸟为食亡 3× 香味 3× 酒精 3× 触觉 3× 痕迹 3× 留意 3× 状 3× 每当 3× 榜样 3× 柳 3× 来日方长 3× 捧 3× 换成 3× 扭曲 3×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 人为财死×3 rén wéi cái sǐ | 人 person + 为 to be + 财 money + 死 die | — | 1 |
| 鸟为食亡×3 diǎo wéi shí wáng | 鸟 penis + 为 to be + 食 eat + 亡 die | — | 1 |
| 来日方长×3 lái rì fāng cháng | 来 come + 日 day + 方 square + 长 long | the future is long; there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we g… | 8 |
| 从天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng | 从 from + 天 day + 而 and yet + 降 drop | to fall from the sky; (fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap | 11 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 15× |
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| 过 (experiential aspect) | 4× |
| AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢) | 1× |
| 把-construction | 3× |
| 被 (passive) | 3× |
| potential complement (V得/不+C: 听不懂, 睡不着) | 3× |
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