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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 萍水相逢

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng - strangers coming together by chance (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 40,906 56,457 31,403

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
píng- duckweed
shuǐ- surname Shui
shuǐ- water
- (after a name) ... River
- to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4])
- (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
- (bound form) additional cost; extra income
- classifier for washings of a garment
xiāng- surname Xiang
xiāng- each other
- one another
- mutually
- fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
xiàng- appearance
- portrait
- picture
- government minister
- (physics) phase
- (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
- to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
féng- to meet by chance
- to come across
- (of a calendar event) to come along
- (of an event) to fall on (a particular day)
- to fawn upon

Other Words Containing 萍水相逢

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
萍水相逢 - 9 40,906 56,457 31,403