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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 老生常谈
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 老生常谈 | lǎo shēng cháng tán | - an old observation (idiom) - a truism - banal comments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 24,149 | 50,609 | 47,678 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 老 | lǎo | - prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity - old (of people) - venerable (person) - experienced - of long standing - always - all the time - of the past - very - outdated - (of meat etc) tough |
| 生 | shēng | - to be born - to give birth - life - to grow - raw - uncooked - student |
| 常 | cháng | - surname Chang |
| 常 | cháng | - always - ever - often - frequently - common - general - constant |
| 谈 | tán | - surname Tan |
| 谈 | tán | - to speak - to talk - to converse - to chat - to discuss |
Other Words Containing 老生常谈
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 老生常谈 | - | - | 24,149 | 50,609 | 47,678 |