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Definition(s) for: 望穿秋水

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 52,856 23,683

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wàng- full moon
- to hope
- to expect
- to visit
- to gaze (into the distance)
- to look towards
- towards
wàng- 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- old variant of 望[wang4]
穿 chuān- to wear
- to put on
- to dress
- to bore through
- to pierce
- to perforate
- to penetrate
- to pass through
- to thread
qiū- surname Qiu
qiū- autumn
- fall
- harvest time
qiū- old variant of 秋[qiu1]
qiū- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1]
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 望穿秋水

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo