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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 世态炎凉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
世态炎凉 shì tài yán liáng - the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 64,333 51,786 24,979

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
世 shì- surname Shi
世 shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble
态 tài- (bound form)
- appearance
- shape
- form
- state
- attitude
- (grammar) voice
炎 yán- flame
- inflammation
- -itis
凉 liáng- the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
凉 liáng- cool
- cold
凉 liàng- to let sth cool down

Other Words Containing 世态炎凉

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
世态炎凉 - - 64,333 51,786 24,979