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Definition(s) for: 心惊肉跳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
心惊肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào - lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster

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
- - 32,610 35,645 31,511

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
ròu- meat
- flesh
- pulp (of a fruit)
- (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
- (of a person) flabby
- irresolute
- Kangxi radical 130
tiào- to jump
- to hop
- to skip over
- to bounce
- to palpitate

Other Words Containing 心惊肉跳

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
心惊肉跳 - - 32,610 35,645 31,511