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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 谚语

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
谚语 yàn yǔ - proverb

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
- - 12,126 29,892 22,476

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yàn- proverb
- dialect
- language
- speech
- (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know

Other Words Containing 谚语

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
谚语 - - 12,126 29,892 22,476