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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 紧锣密鼓
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 紧锣密鼓 | jǐn luó - mì gǔ | - lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) - fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event |
List Ranking for: 紧锣密鼓
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 82,859 | 19,463 | 38,788 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 紧 | jǐn | - tight - strict - close at hand - near - urgent - tense - hard up - short of money - to tighten |
| 锣 | luó | - gong - CL:面[mian4] |
| 密 | mì | - surname Mi - name of an ancient state |
| 密 | mì | - dense; close; thick - intimate; close - (bound form) secret; confidential - (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb); to DM |
| 鼓 | gǔ | - drum - CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] - to drum - to strike - to rouse - to bulge - to swell |
| 鼓 | gǔ | - old variant of 鼓[gu3] |
Other Words Containing 紧锣密鼓
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 紧锣密鼓 | - | - | 82,859 | 19,463 | 38,788 |