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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惊涛骇浪

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惊涛骇浪 jīng tāo hài làng - perilous situation

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
- - 45,647 40,682 31,449

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
惊 jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
涛 tāo- big wave
- Taiwan pr. [tao2]
骇 hài- to astonish
- to startle
- to hack (computing, loanword)
浪 làng- wave
- breaker
- unrestrained
- dissipated
- to stroll
- to ramble

Other Words Containing 惊涛骇浪

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
惊涛骇浪 - - 45,647 40,682 31,449