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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 甚嚣尘上

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
甚嚣尘上 shèn xiāo chén shàng - clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
- to raise a tremendous stink

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
- - 46,526 45,687 55,700

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shén- variant of 什[shen2]
shèn- excessive; undue
- to exceed; to be more than
- very; extremely
- (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
xiāo- clamor
chén- dust
- dirt
- earth
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above

Other Words Containing 甚嚣尘上

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
甚嚣尘上 - - 46,526 45,687 55,700