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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 可歌可泣
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 可歌可泣 | kě gē kě qì | - lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving - happy and sad - inspiring and tragic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 46,840 | 42,951 | 36,752 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 可 | kě | - (prefix) can; may; able to; -able - to approve; to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very - but; however |
| 可 | kè | - used in 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 歌 | gē | - song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) - (bound form) to sing |
| 歌 | gē | - variant of 歌[ge1] |
| 可 | kě | - (prefix) can; may; able to; -able - to approve; to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very - but; however |
| 可 | kè | - used in 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 泣 | qì | - to sob |
Other Words Containing 可歌可泣
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 可歌可泣 | - | 9 | 46,840 | 42,951 | 36,752 |