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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 显山露水
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 显山露水 | xiǎn shān lù shuǐ | - to reveal one's talent (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 52,418 | 57,812 | 56,298 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 显 | xiǎn | - to make visible - to reveal - prominent - conspicuous - (prefix) phanero- |
| 山 | shān | - surname Shan |
| 山 | shān | - mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]) - (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 露 | lù | - surname Lu |
| 露 | lòu | - to show - to reveal - to betray - to expose |
| 露 | lù | - dew - syrup - nectar - outdoors (not under cover) - to show - to reveal - to betray - to expose |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | shuǐ | - water - (after a name) ... River - to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) - (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy - (bound form) additional cost; extra income - classifier for washings of a garment |
Other Words Containing 显山露水
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 显山露水 | - | - | 52,418 | 57,812 | 56,298 |