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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 谈虎色变

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
谈虎色变 tán hǔ - sè biàn - lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
- fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)

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
- - 93,274 85,915 90,896

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tán- surname Tan
tán- to speak
- to talk
- to converse
- to chat
- to discuss
- tiger
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- color
- CL:種|种[zhong3]
- look
- appearance
- sex
shǎi- (coll.) color
- used in 色子[shai3zi5]
biàn- to change
- to become different
- to transform
- to vary
- rebellion

Other Words Containing 谈虎色变

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
谈虎色变 - - 93,274 85,915 90,896