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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
yáo- surname Yao
yáo- to shake
- to rock
- to row
- to crank
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
- 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
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