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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 乐极生悲
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 乐极生悲 | lè jí shēng bēi | - extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! |
List Ranking for: 乐极生悲
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 54,933 | 55,485 | 28,438 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 乐 | lè | - surname Le |
| 乐 | yuè | - surname Yue |
| 乐 | lào | - used in place names |
| 乐 | lè | - happy - cheerful - to laugh |
| 乐 | yuè | - music |
| 极 | jí | - extremely - pole (geography, physics) - utmost - top |
| 生 | shēng | - to be born - to give birth - life - to grow - raw - uncooked - student |
| 悲 | bēi | - sad - sadness - sorrow - grief |
Other Words Containing 乐极生悲
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乐极生悲 | - | - | 54,933 | 55,485 | 28,438 |