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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 海市蜃楼
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 海市蜃楼 | hǎi shì - shèn lóu | - (idiom) (lit. and fig.) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 34,351 | 41,731 | 25,799 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 海 | hǎi | - surname Hai |
| 海 | hǎi | - ocean - sea - CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] - great number of people or things - (dialect) numerous |
| 市 | shì | - market - city - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 蜃 | shèn | - giant clam - (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings |
| 楼 | lóu | - surname Lou |
| 楼 | lóu | - house with more than 1 story - storied building - floor - CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] |
Other Words Containing 海市蜃楼
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 海市蜃楼 | - | - | 34,351 | 41,731 | 25,799 |