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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 蜻蜓点水
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 蜻蜓点水 | qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ | - lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly - superficial contact (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 47,564 | 61,650 | 53,403 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 蜻 | qīng | - see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2] |
| 蜓 | tíng | - see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2] |
| 点 | diǎn | - point - dot - drop - speck - o'clock - point (in space or time) - to draw a dot - to check on a list - to choose - to order (food in a restaurant) - to touch briefly - to hint - to light - to ignite - to pour a liquid drop by drop - (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] - dot stroke in Chinese characters - classifier for items |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | 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 |
Other Words Containing 蜻蜓点水
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 蜻蜓点水 | - | - | 47,564 | 61,650 | 53,403 |