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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
- 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
míng- to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
- to make a sound
- to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
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