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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 沾光
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 沾光 | zhān guāng | - to bask in the light - fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth - reflected glory |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 9 | 57,972 | 59,279 | 39,729 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 沾 | zhān | - to moisten - to be infected by - to receive benefit or advantage through a contact - to touch |
| 沾 | zhān | - variant of 沾[zhan1] - to moisten |
| 光 | guāng | - light; ray (CL:道[dao4]) - bright; shiny - only; merely - used up; finished - to leave (a part of the body) uncovered |
Other Words Containing 沾光
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 沾光 | 6 | 9 | 57,972 | 59,279 | 39,729 |