眼泪落下之前
67% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 162 distinct words across 260 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 67% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 77% 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 84% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
失 4× 身 2× 皱 2× 情人 2× 倔强 2× 鲁 1× 高抬贵手 1× 邂逅 1× 遥远 1× 触 1× 覆水难收 1× 落下 1× 自作自受 1× 究 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不合时宜 bù hé shí yí | 不 no + 合 close + 时 o'clock + 宜 proper | out of step with current thinking; outmoded | 9 |
| 如鲠在喉 rú gěng zài hóu | as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat | very upset and needing to express one's displeasure | 2 |
| 高抬贵手 gāo tái guì shǒu | 高 high + 抬 lift + 贵 expensive + 手 hand | to be generous; to be magnanimous | 2 |
| 自作自受 zì zuò zì shòu | 自 self + 作 do + 自 self + 受 receive | to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice | 11 |
| 不知天高地厚 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu | 不 no + 知 know + 天 day + 高 high + 地 earth + 厚 thick | not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities | 4 |
| 天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ | 天 day + 长 long + 地 earth + 久 long | enduring while the world lasts; eternal | 31 |
| 覆水难收 fù shuǐ nán shōu | 覆 cover + 水 water + 难 difficult + 收 receive | spilt water is difficult to retrieve; it's no use crying over spilt milk | 8 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 1× |
|---|---|
| AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢) | 2× |
| 过 (experiential aspect) | 1× |
| 把-construction | 2× |
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