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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 幸灾乐祸
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 幸灾乐祸 | xìng zāi lè huò | - lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune - Schadenfreude |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 13,248 | 27,882 | 17,044 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 幸 | xìng | - surname Xing |
| 幸 | xìng | - fortunate - lucky |
| 幸 | xìng | - trusted - intimate - (of the emperor) to visit - variant of 幸[xing4] |
| 灾 | zāi | - disaster; calamity |
| 灾 | zāi | - variant of 災|灾[zai1] |
| 灾 | zāi | - old variant of 災|灾[zai1] |
| 乐 | lè | - surname Le |
| 乐 | yuè | - surname Yue |
| 乐 | lào | - used in place names |
| 乐 | lè | - happy - cheerful - to laugh |
| 乐 | yuè | - music |
| 祸 | huò | - old variant of 禍|祸[huo4] |
| 祸 | huò | - disaster - misfortune - calamity |
Other Words Containing 幸灾乐祸
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 幸灾乐祸 | - | - | 13,248 | 27,882 | 17,044 |