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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 浮光掠影

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
浮光掠影 fú guāng lu:è yǐng - flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
- blurred scenery
- cursory
- superficial

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
- - 74,265 73,518 56,390

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
浮 fú- to float
- superficial
- floating
- unstable
- movable
- provisional
- temporary
- transient
- impetuous
- hollow
- inflated
- to exceed
- superfluous
- excessive
- surplus
光 guāng- light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
- bright; shiny
- only; merely
- used up; finished
- to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
掠 lu:è- to take over by force
- to rob
- to plunder
- to brush over
- to skim
- to sweep
影 yǐng- picture
- image
- film
- movie
- photograph
- reflection
- shadow
- trace

Other Words Containing 浮光掠影

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
浮光掠影 - - 74,265 73,518 56,390