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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 源远流长
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 源远流长 | yuán yuǎn liú cháng | - lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past - a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 26,940 | 34,942 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 源 | yuán | - root - source - origin |
| 远 | yuǎn | - far - distant - remote - (intensifier in a comparison) by far - much (lower etc) |
| 远 | yuàn | - to distance oneself from (classical) |
| 流 | liú | - to flow - to disseminate - to circulate or spread - to move or drift - to degenerate - to banish or send into exile - stream of water or sth resembling one - class, rate or grade |
| 长 | cháng | - length - long - forever - always - constantly |
| 长 | zhǎng | - chief - head - elder - to grow - to develop - to increase - to enhance |
Other Words Containing 源远流长
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 |
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