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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 察言观色
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 察言观色 | chá yán guān sè | - to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) - to discern what sb thinks from his body language |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 52,432 | 39,087 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 察 | chá | - short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3] |
| 察 | chá | - to examine - to inquire - to observe - to inspect - to look into - obvious - clearly evident |
| 察 | chá | - variant of 察[cha2] |
| 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 观 | guàn | - surname Guan |
| 观 | guān | - to look at - to watch - to observe - to behold - to advise - concept - point of view - outlook |
| 观 | guàn | - Taoist monastery - palace gate watchtower - platform |
| 色 | sè | - color - CL:種|种[zhong3] - look - appearance - sex |
| 色 | shǎi | - (coll.) color - used in 色子[shai3zi5] |
Other Words Containing 察言观色
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 |
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