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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 山明水秀
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 山明水秀 | shān míng shuǐ xiù | - lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) - fig. enchanting scenery |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 101,216 | 71,598 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 山 | shān | - surname Shan |
| 山 | shān | - mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]) - (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 明 | míng | - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) - surname Ming - Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God |
| 明 | míng | - bright - opposite: dark 暗[an4] - (of meaning) clear - to understand - next - public or open - wise - generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | 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 |
| 秀 | xiù | - (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful - (bound form) superior; excellent - (loanword) show - (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears |
Other Words Containing 山明水秀
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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