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Definition(s) for: 畅所欲言

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
畅所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán - lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- to hold forth to one's heart's content

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
- - 20,032 24,170 15,425

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chàng- free
- unimpeded
- smooth
- at ease
- free from worry
- fluent
suǒ- actually
- place
- classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
- that which
- particle introducing a relative clause or passive
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk

Other Words Containing 畅所欲言

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
畅所欲言 - - 20,032 24,170 15,425