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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 老调重弹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
老调重弹 lǎo diào chóng tán - to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal

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
- - 36,300 85,319 70,915

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- outdated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
调 diào- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
调 tiáo- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite
重 chóng- to repeat
- repetition
- again
- re-
- classifier: layer
重 zhòng- heavy
- serious
- to attach importance to
弹 dàn- crossball
- bullet
- shot
- shell
- ball
弹 tán- to pluck (a string)
- to play (a string instrument)
- to spring or leap
- to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
- (of cotton) to fluff or tease
- to flick
- to flip
- to accuse
- to impeach
- elastic (of materials)

Other Words Containing 老调重弹

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
老调重弹 - - 36,300 85,319 70,915