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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 时隐时现

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
时隐时现 shí yǐn shí xiàn - appearing and disappearing (idiom)
- intermittently visible

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
- - 43,563 56,804 63,865

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shí- old variant of 時|时[shi2]
shí- surname Shi
shí- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period
yǐn- (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
yìn- to lean upon
shí- old variant of 時|时[shi2]
shí- surname Shi
shí- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period
xiàn- to appear
- present
- now
- existing
- current

Other Words Containing 时隐时现

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
时隐时现 - - 43,563 56,804 63,865