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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 如是我闻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
如是我闻 rú shì wǒ wén - so I have heard (idiom)
- the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)

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
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- as
- as if
- such as
shì- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct; right; true
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
shì- variant of 是[shi4]
- I; me; my
wén- surname Wen
wén- to hear
- news
- well-known
- famous
- reputation
- fame
- to smell
- to sniff at

Other Words Containing 如是我闻

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo