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Definition(s) for: 形影相随

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
形影相随 xíng yǐng xiāng suí - lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
- fig. inseparable

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
- - - - 74,655

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xíng- to appear
- to look
- form
- shape
yǐng- picture
- image
- film
- movie
- photograph
- reflection
- shadow
- trace
xiāng- surname Xiang
xiāng- each other
- one another
- mutually
- fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
xiàng- appearance
- portrait
- picture
- government minister
- (physics) phase
- (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
- to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
suí- surname Sui
suí- to follow
- to comply with
- varying according to...
- to allow
- subsequently

Other Words Containing 形影相随

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo