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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 谈古论今
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 谈古论今 | tán gǔ lùn jīn | - to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom) - to chat freely - to discuss everything |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 50,217 | 20,434 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 谈 | tán | - surname Tan |
| 谈 | tán | - to speak - to talk - to converse - to chat - to discuss |
| 古 | gǔ | - surname Gu |
| 古 | gǔ | - ancient - old - paleo- |
| 论 | lún | - abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius) |
| 论 | lùn | - opinion - view - theory - doctrine - to discuss - to talk about - to regard - to consider - per - by the (kilometer, hour etc) |
| 今 | jīn | - now - the present time - current - contemporary - this (day, year etc) |
Other Words Containing 谈古论今
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 |
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