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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 摇身一变
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 摇身一变 | yáo shēn yī biàn | - to change shape in a single shake - fig. to take on a new lease of life |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 25,686 | 30,765 | 31,014 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 摇 | yáo | - surname Yao |
| 摇 | yáo | - to shake - to rock - to row - to crank |
| 身 | shēn | - body - life - oneself - personally - one's morality and conduct - the main part of a structure or body - pregnant - classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset - Kangxi radical 158 |
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 变 | biàn | - to change - to become different - to transform - to vary - rebellion |
Other Words Containing 摇身一变
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 摇身一变 | - | - | 25,686 | 30,765 | 31,014 |