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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 晴天霹雳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
晴天霹雳 qíng tiān pī lì - lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
- fig. a bolt from the blue

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
- - 34,237 37,803 23,295

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qíng- clear
- fine (weather)
tiān- day
- sky
- heaven
- used in 霹靂|霹雳[pi1li4] and 霹雷[pi1lei2]
- used in 霹靂|霹雳[pi1li4]

Other Words Containing 晴天霹雳

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
晴天霹雳 - - 34,237 37,803 23,295