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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 寻花问柳
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 寻花问柳 | xún huā wèn liǔ | - lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) - fig. to frequent brothels - to sow one's wild oats |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 85,691 | 63,092 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 寻 | xún | - to search - to look for - to seek |
| 花 | huā | - surname Hua |
| 花 | huā | - flower - blossom - CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] - fancy pattern - florid - to spend (money, time) - (coll.) lecherous - lustful |
| 花 | huā | - old variant of 花[hua1] |
| 花 | huā | - variant of 花[hua1] - flower - blossom - also pr. [wei3] |
| 问 | wèn | - to ask; to inquire |
| 柳 | liǔ | - surname Liu |
| 柳 | liǔ | - willow |
| 柳 | liǔ | - old variant of 柳[liu3] |
| 柳 | liǔ | - old variant of 柳[liu3] |
Other Words Containing 寻花问柳
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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