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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 振聋发聩
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 振聋发聩 | zhèn lóng fā kuì | - lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 65,587 | 63,367 | 50,881 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 振 | zhèn | - to shake - to flap - to vibrate - to resonate - to rise up with spirit - to rouse oneself |
| 聋 | lóng | - deaf |
| 发 | fā | - to send out - to show (one's feeling) - to issue - to develop - to make a bundle of money - classifier for gunshots (rounds) |
| 发 | fà | - hair - Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
| 聩 | kuì | - born deaf - deaf - obtuse |
Other Words Containing 振聋发聩
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 振聋发聩 | - | - | 65,587 | 63,367 | 50,881 |