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Definition(s) for: 掷地有声

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掷地有声 zhì dì yǒu shēng - lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
- fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
- to have substance

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
- - 58,921 45,438 44,081

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhì- to toss
- to throw dice
- Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
de- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片[pian4]
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
shēng- sound
- voice
- tone
- noise
- reputation
- classifier for sounds

Other Words Containing 掷地有声

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
掷地有声 - - 58,921 45,438 44,081