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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 一鸣惊人
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 一鸣惊人 | yī míng jīng rén | - to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 24,756 | 27,071 | 14,571 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 鸣 | míng | - to cry (of birds, animals and insects) - to make a sound - to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |
| 惊 | jīng | - to startle - to be frightened - to be scared - alarm |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
Other Words Containing 一鸣惊人
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一鸣惊人 | - | - | 24,756 | 27,071 | 14,571 |