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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 石破天惊

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
石破天惊 shí pò tiān jīng - earth-shattering
- breakthrough
- remarkable and original work

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
- - 68,930 46,538 49,953

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shí- surname Shi
- abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2jia1zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
dàn- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
- ancient pr. [shi2]
shí- rock
- stone
- stone inscription
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- broken
- damaged
- worn out
- lousy
- rotten
- to break, split or cleave
- to get rid of
- to destroy
- to break with
- to defeat
- to capture (a city etc)
- to expose the truth of
tiān- day
- sky
- heaven
jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm

Other Words Containing 石破天惊

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
石破天惊 - - 68,930 46,538 49,953