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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 迅雷不及掩耳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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
- - - 55,415 36,744

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xùn- rapid
- fast
léi- surname Lei
léi- thunder
- (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine
- (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound
- (Tw) (coll.) spoiler
- (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- and
- to reach
- up to
- in time for
yǎn- to cover up; to conceal
- to close (a door, book etc)
- (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
- (literary) to launch a surprise attack
ěr- ear
- handle (archaeology)
- and that is all (Classical Chinese)

Other Words Containing 迅雷不及掩耳

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo