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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 巧舌如簧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng - lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
- fig. to have a glib tongue

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
- - 36,475 88,983 74,984

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
巧 qiǎo- opportunely
- coincidentally
- as it happens
- skillful
- timely
舌 jī- used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
舌 shé- tongue
如 rú- as
- as if
- such as
簧 huáng- reed (of a music instrument)
- spring; coil

Other Words Containing 巧舌如簧

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
巧舌如簧 - - 36,475 88,983 74,984