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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 细嚼慢咽

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn - to eat slowly (idiom)

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
- - - 47,939 21,954

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- thin or slender
- finely particulate
- thin and soft
- fine
- delicate
- trifling
- (of a sound) quiet
- frugal
jiáo- to chew
- also pr. [jue2]
jiào- used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]
màn- slow
yān- throat; pharynx
- narrow pass
yàn- variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]
- to choke (in crying)
yàn- to swallow

Other Words Containing 细嚼慢咽

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo