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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 心 | xīn | - heart - mind - intention - center - core - CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
| 惊 | jīng | - to startle - to be frightened - to be scared - alarm |
| 肉 | ròu | - meat - flesh - pulp (of a fruit) - (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy - (of a person) flabby - irresolute - Kangxi radical 130 |
| 跳 | 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 |