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75% of this song's words are HSK 1-3. 216 distinct words across 369 words of Chinese.
HSK 1HSK 2HSK 3HSK 4HSK 5HSK 6HSK 7-9Beyond HSK
| If you are at HSK 2 | you already know about 63% of the words |
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| If you are at HSK 3 | you already know about 75% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 4 | you already know about 80% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 5 | you already know about 85% of the words |
| If you are at HSK 6 | you already know about 88% of the words |
The words that will slow you down
HSK 7-9 or outside the lists entirely, most frequent first.
情 3× 陌生 2× 恋 2× 风起云涌 1× 铭 1× 趁 1× 要不 1× 脑 1× 脆弱 1× 真心 1× 温 1× 流浪 1× 梭 1× 栖 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 有始有终 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 |
| 风起云涌 fēng qǐ yún yǒng | 风 wind + 起 rise + 云 say + 涌 bubble up | to surge like a gathering storm; to grow by leaps and bounds | 6 |
| 事过境迁 shì guò jìng qiān | 事 matter + 过 cross + 境 border + 迁 move | The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed .; It is water under the bridge. | 5 |
| 不期而遇 bù qī ér yù | 不 no + 期 period + 而 and yet + 遇 encounter | meet by chance; have a chance encounter | 8 |
Grammar in this song
| 了 (aspect/change) | 6× |
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| 着 (continuous aspect) | 4× |
| 过 (experiential aspect) | 4× |
| AA reduplication (看看, 慢慢) | 2× |
| 更/最 (degree adverbs) | 1× |
| 是…的 (emphasis) | 1× |
| 被 (passive) | 3× |
| 把-construction | 1× |
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