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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
yuán- root
- source
- origin
yuǎn- far
- distant
- remote
- (intensifier in a comparison) by far
- much (lower etc)
yuàn- to distance oneself from (classical)
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
cháng- length
- long
- forever
- always
- constantly
zhǎng- chief
- head
- elder
- to grow
- to develop
- to increase
- to enhance

Other Words Containing 源远流长

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo