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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 手舞足蹈
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 手舞足蹈 | shǒu wǔ zú dǎo | - lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) - fig. to dance about - to express one's feelings in body language - to gesture animatedly - (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 22,744 | 32,113 | 24,579 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 手 | shǒu | - hand - (formal) to hold - person engaged in certain types of work - person skilled in certain types of work - personal(ly) - convenient - classifier for skill - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 舞 | wǔ | - to dance - to wield - to brandish |
| 足 | jù | - excessive |
| 足 | zú | - (bound form) foot; leg - sufficient; ample - as much as; fully |
| 蹈 | dǎo | - to tread on - to trample - to stamp - to fulfill - Taiwan pr. [dao4] |
Other Words Containing 手舞足蹈
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 手舞足蹈 | - | - | 22,744 | 32,113 | 24,579 |