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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 依山傍水

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
依山傍水 yī shān bàng shuǐ - mountains on one side and water on the other

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
- - 86,767 53,982 41,113

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to depend on
- to comply with or listen to sb
- according to
- in the light of
shān- surname Shan
shān- mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
bàng- near
- approaching
- to depend on
- (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb
- Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]
shuǐ- surname Shui
shuǐ- water
- (after a name) ... River
- to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4])
- (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
- (bound form) additional cost; extra income
- classifier for washings of a garment

Other Words Containing 依山傍水

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
依山傍水 - - 86,767 53,982 41,113