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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 物是人非
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 物是人非 | wù shì rén fēi | - things have remained the same, but people have changed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 34,305 | 28,143 | 11,428 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 物 | wù | - (bound form) thing - (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself |
| 是 | shì | - to be (followed by substantives only) - correct; right; true - (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well - (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 | shì | - variant of 是[shi4] |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 非 | fēi | - abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | - to not be; not - wrong; incorrect - non-; un-; in-; de- - to reproach; to blame - (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
Other Words Containing 物是人非
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 物是人非 | - | - | 34,305 | 28,143 | 11,428 |