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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 稍纵即逝

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
稍纵即逝 shāo zòng jí shì - transient
- fleeting

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
- - 29,287 37,349 22,478

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shāo- somewhat
- a little
shào- used in 稍息[shao4xi1]
zòng- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- (bound form) to release (a captive)
- to indulge
- to leap up
- (literary) even if
- namely
- that is
- i.e.
- prompt
- at once
- at present
- even if
- prompted (by the occasion)
- to approach
- to come into contact
- to assume (office)
- to draw near
shì- (of flowing water or time) to pass by
- to pass away; to die

Other Words Containing 稍纵即逝

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
稍纵即逝 - - 29,287 37,349 22,478