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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
xiǎn- to make visible
- to reveal
- prominent
- conspicuous
- (prefix) phanero-
shān- surname Shan
shān- mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
- surname Lu
lòu- to show
- to reveal
- to betray
- to expose
- dew
- syrup
- nectar
- outdoors (not under cover)
- to show
- to reveal
- to betray
- to expose
shuǐ- surname Shui
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

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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