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Definition(s) for: 惺惺相惜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惺惺相惜 xīng xīng - xiāng xī - lit. people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
- fig. to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 41,895 26,300

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xīng- (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken
- (literary) astute; sharp-witted
xīng- (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken
- (literary) astute; sharp-witted
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)
- to cherish
- to begrudge
- to pity
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Other Words Containing 惺惺相惜

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