Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:
Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 成语
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | - Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage - CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 31,696 | 18,036 | 11,608 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 成 | chéng | - surname Cheng - short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2du1] |
| 成 | chéng | - to succeed - to finish - to complete - to accomplish - to become - to turn into - to be all right - OK! - one tenth |
| 语 | yǔ | - dialect - language - speech |
| 语 | yù | - (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know |
Other Words Containing 成语
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 成语 | 5 | 5 | 31,696 | 18,036 | 11,608 |