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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 泡影
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 泡影 | pào yǐng | - (lit.) froth and shadows - (fig.) illusion; mirage |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 22,341 | 40,872 | 35,956 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 泡 | pāo | - puffed; swollen; spongy - small lake (esp. in place names) - classifier for urine or feces |
| 泡 | pào | - bubble; foam - blister - to soak; to steep; to infuse - to dawdle; to loiter - to pick up (a girl) - to get off with (a sexual partner) - classifier for occurrences of an action - classifier for number of infusions |
| 影 | yǐng | - picture - image - film - movie - photograph - reflection - shadow - trace |
Other Words Containing 泡影
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 泡影 | - | - | 22,341 | 40,872 | 35,956 |